This is nuts - one of the leading pediatric medical journals is admitting that it published research and articles using completely fictional case reports and studies

[matwright@mastodon.social]

This is nuts - one of the leading pediatric medical journals is admitting that it published research and articles using completely fictional case reports and studies

An absolute scandal

#CDNpoli #Health

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@MatWright holy crap.

How many CBC or other news articles have cited the results from these fictional studies?

[matwright@mastodon.social]

@chris Exactly!! and for 25 years!

[thegreenpagesbc@mstdn.ca]

@MatWright

🤨🤯 For 25 years... can't be just a few errors. The publication must have lost all credibility. Would there not be lawsuits due to the impact of conclusions from those false case reports?

[chigaze@mstdn.ca]

@MatWright Here’s the source article over at Retraction Watch, a site I highly recommend.

https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/canadian-pediatric-society-journal-correction-case-reports-fictional-paediatrics-child-health/