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Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers NatureFraudulent citations, blamed on AI hallucinations, are becoming more common in research papers statnews.comOne in 277 PubMed-indexed papers in 2026 shows fabricated references, says analysis Retraction WatchNearly 3,000 peer-reviewed medical papers have fake citations, a Columbia Nursing AI-assisted audit finds EurekAlert!Nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed medical papers have fake citations, AI-assisted audit finds Phys.org

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