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459 460</aside> </div><!-- .widget-area --> 461 462 </div><!-- .secondary --> 463 464 </div><!-- .sidebar --> 465 466 <div id="content" class="site-content"> 467 468 <div id="primary" class="content-area"> 469 <main id="main" class="site-main"> 470 471 472<article id="post-135987" class="post-135987 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-weekend-reads"> 473 474 <header class="entry-header"> 475 <h1 class="entry-title">Weekend reads: The afterlife of retracted articles; ADA denies it censored opinions; a âtwisted phantasmagoryâ of ghostwriting</h1> </header><!-- .entry-header --> 476 477 <div class="entry-content"> 478 479<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rw.jpeg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rw-1024x768.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-128557" srcset="https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rw-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rw-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rw-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rw-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rw.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> 480 481 482 483<p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">If your week flew by â we know ours did â catch up here with what you might have missed.</p> 484 485 486 487<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The week at Retraction Watch featured:</p> 488 489 490 491<ul class="wp-block-list"> 492<li>Editors of higher education journal <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/08/editors-of-higher-education-journal-coauthor-editorial-with-fake-references/">coauthor editorial with fake references</a></li> 493 494 495 496<li>Researchers appeal misconduct finding over <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/?p=135946">studies of trans youth</a></li> 497 498 499 500<li>PeerJ retracts study that secretly observed touristsâ <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/?p=135964">reactions to snakes</a></li> 501 502 503 504<li>Editors of French journal on corporate responsibility <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/?p=135989">resign after ownership transfer</a></li> 505</ul> 506 507 508 509<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In case you missed <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2025/12/26/retraction-watch-hijacked-journal-checker-now-has-400-entries/">the news</a>, the <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ak985WGOgGbJRJbZFanoktAN_UFeExpE/edit?gid=5255084#gid=5255084">Hijacked Journal Checker</a> now has more than 450 entries. The <a href="https://gitlab.com/crossref/retraction-watch-data">Retraction Watch Database</a> has over 67,000 retractions. Our <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/retracted-coronavirus-covid-19-papers/">list of COVID-19 retractions</a> is approaching 700, and our <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/the-retraction-watch-mass-resignations-list/">mass resignations list</a> has more than 50 entries. We keep tabs on all this and more. If you value this work, please consider showing your support with a tax-deductible donation. Every dollar counts.</p> 510 511 512 513<div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> 514<div class="wp-block-button is-style-fill"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="https://centerforscientificintegrity.org/support-our-work/" style="background-color:#d77a61">I Support Retraction Watch</a></div> 515</div> 516 517 518 519<div style="height:22px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 520 521 522 523<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hereâs what was happening elsewhere (some of these items may be paywalled, metered access, or require free registration to read):</p> 524 525 526 527<span id="more-135987"></span> 528 529 530 531<ul class="wp-block-list"> 532<li>“Why retracted articles can have an influential afterlifeâ<a href="https://academic.oup.com/stcltm/article/15/9/szag080/8787662">and what to do about it</a>.”</li> 533 534 535 536<li>“ADA review of membersâ expulsion <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2026/09/01/ada-members-review-june-expulsion-denies-censoring-opinions-calling-new-orleans-police/">denies group censored opinions</a>, called in police.”
536 The organization now <a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/scientists-boycott-american-diabetes-association-fallout-june-conference-fracas-escalates">faces a boycott</a>. Our cofounders on <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/31/american-diabetes-association-ada-police-apology-independence/">ADA’s “self-made mess</a>.” </li> 537 538 539 540<li>“<a href="https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/09/03/election-truth-alliance-walter-mebane-2024-election-fraud-model/">[S]cholarship is supposed to be iterative</a>“: On a model used to question the 2024 election results. </li> 541 542 543 544<li>A ghostwritten medical paper became a “twisted phantasmagory of <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03063127261474457">both academic writing and pain management</a>.”</li> 545 546 547 548<li>Former employee <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/florey-brain-research-centre-federal-court-case/107125280">accuses medical institute</a> of “‘misappropriation’ of donor money and government funding.”</li> 549 550 551 552<li>“The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kratom-legalization-christopher-mccurdy-research-conflict-of-interest-aka">Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties</a> to Kratom Lobbyists.”</li> 553 554 555 556<li>“Dishonest behavior in biomedical journals: <a href="https://www.sap.org.ar/docs/publicaciones/archivosarg/2026/v124n3a17e.pdf">Analysis of two cases</a>” from an Argentina journal. </li> 557 558 559 560<li>“Duke professor Dan Ariely <a href="https://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-university-professor-dan-ariely-seeks-political-office-in-israel-knesset-elections-pirate-party-research-fraud-epstein-20260908">seeks political office in Israel</a> with Pirate Party.” Last week, he lost a paper <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/03/procrastination-study-duke-dan-ariely-psychological-science-data-colada-tampering-retraction/">after sleuths found signs of data tampering</a>.</li> 561 562 563 564<li>Romanian news site alleges <a href="https://recorder.ro/analiza-recorder-o-treime-din-lucrarea-de-doctorat-a-lui-lucian-pahontu-este-plagiata/">a third of military officer’s doctoral thesis</a> is plagiarized. </li> 565 566 567 568<li>Tufts University “<a href="https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/university-finds-no-misconduct-in-korea-studies-scholars-fabricated-citations/">finds no misconduct</a> in Korea studies scholarâs fabricated citations.”</li> 569 570 571 572<li>Researchers who commit research misconduct in South Korea to face <a href="https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2026/09/08/DFXEVCIRUZDOXMT73GN3OHMTH4/">20-year ban from research projects</a> after act revised. </li> 573 574 575 576<li>“How easy is it to buy a research paper <a href="https://news.err.ee/1610129869/experiment-how-easy-is-it-to-buy-a-research-paper-on-the-black-market">on the black market</a>?”</li> 577 578 579 580<li>Billionaire who funded Francesca Ginoâs <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/1/2/ackman-backs-gino/">legal defense</a> and a researcher launch â<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/an-award-for-scholars-who-tell-the-truth-3c5d37e8">An Award for Scholars Who Tell the Truth</a>.â </li> 581 582 583 584<li>“Wiley research publishing revenue <a href="https://www.researchinformation.info/news/wiley-research-publishing-revenue-jumps-12pc-on-oa-growth-and-emerald-acquisition/">jumps 12pc on OA growth</a> and Emerald acquisition.”</li> 585 586 587 588<li>“<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41073-026-00238-7">The barrier is purely financial</a>“: Researchers submit AI-generated papers to 50 different “predatory” journals that sent unsolicited emails. </li> 589 590 591 592<li>“Do African universities need <a href="https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-africa-pan-african-2026-9-do-african-universities-need-their-own-locally-relevant-ranking/">their own, locally relevant ranking</a>?”</li> 593 594 595 596<li>“Swiss innovation fund <a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/best-of-srg
596-content/swiss-innovation-fund-faces-conflict-of-interest-concerns/91956264">faces conflict of interest concerns</a>.”</li> 597 598 599 600<li>“Paper mill activity in dermatology has emerged rapidly and is characterised by consistent deficits in research integrity, <a href="https://academic.oup.com/bjd/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjd/ljag381/8786280">particularly in data transparency and ethical oversight</a>.”</li> 601 602 603 604<li>âThe World Bank is right to <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02678-z">prioritize reproducibility</a>.â</li> 605 606 607 608<li>Virginia university âsuspends cancer research project <a href="https://commonwealthtimes.org/2026/09/09/vcu-suspends-cancer-research-project-over-animal-mistreatment/">over animal mistreatment</a>.â</li> 609 610 611 612<li>“Before the Record: <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/2026/09/03/record-proofs-ritual-opinion">Proofs as Ritual</a>.”</li> 613 614 615 616<li>Dean on fraudulent scientist Yannick Griep: “I canât escape the impression that he committed fraud <a href="https://www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/dean-on-fraudulent-scientist-i-cant-escape-the-impression-that-he-committed-fraud-knowingly-and-deliberately">knowingly and deliberately</a>.”</li> 617 618 619 620<li>“Fake Webometrics University Rankings: Network Expansion, Geo-IP Cloaking, and <a href="https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202608.1223">Institutional Vulnerabilities in the Global South</a>.”</li> 621 622 623 624<li>“Nations expanding their research programmes impose <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02517-1">sweeping penalties for malpractice</a>.”</li> 625 626 627 628<li>âA data leak shut a top research biobank: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02803-y">lessons from the recovery</a>.â</li> 629 630 631 632<li>France’s National Center for Scientific Research “warns AI-driven fraud risks $232M annual cost <a href="https://www.techtimes.com/articles/326942/20260908/ai-paper-mills-now-taint-one-ten-cancer-studies-france-cuts-big-publisher-ties.htm">to French research institutions alone</a>.”</li> 633 634 635 636<li>Bangladesh Prime Minister’s daughter “resigns as WHO regional head after fraud allegations,” <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hasinas-daughter-resigns-who-regional-head-after-fraud-allegations-2026-09-09/">misrepresenting academic credentials</a>. </li> 637 638 639 640<li>“Popular open-science platform <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02598-y">to stop hosting data and code</a> amid funding concerns.”</li> 641 642 643 644<li>âConference posters could garner a wider audience, <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/conference-posters-could-garner-wider-audience-thanks-new-online-platform">thanks to a new online platform</a>.â</li> 645 646 647 648<li>âWant a catchy paper title? <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/want-catchy-paper-title-all-you-need-beatles-lyric">All you need is a Beatles lyric</a>.â</li> 649</ul> 650 651 652 653<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Upcoming Talk</strong>s</p> 654 655 656 657<ul class="wp-block-list"> 658<li>“<a href="https://www.mitfreespeech.org/mfsa_2026_conference.php">STEM in Crisis: Restoring Free Inquiry</a>“: MIT Free Speech Alliance’s 2026 Annual Conference featuring our Ivan Oransky (September 17, Cambridge, MA)</li> 659 660 661 662<li>“<a href="https://cla.umn.edu/mcps/research-programs/colloquia-giere-lecture-ipdf-and-science-studies-symposia">Tracking Retractions: Inside What’s Wrong With Science and Science Publishing</a>” by our Adam Marcus (December 4, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus)</li> 663</ul> 664 665 666 667<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> 668<div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-email-135987" class="share-email sd-button share-icon" href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a65292f38303f392e677f6f1809323b283f3e7f686a0a35292e7f6f1e7f686a0d3f3f313f343e7f686a283f3b3e297f691b7f686a0e323f7f686a3b3c2e3f2836333c3f7f686a353c7f686a283f2e283b392e3f3e7f686a3b282e3339363f297f69187f686a1b1e1b7f686a3e3f34333f297f686a332e7f686a393f342935283f3e7f686a352a3334333534297f69187f686a3b7f686a7f1f687f626a7f63622e2d33292e3f3e7f686a2a323b342e3b29373b3d3528237f1f687f626a7f63637f686a353c7f686a3d3235292e2d28332e33343d7c
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754 <li id="comment-2394961" class="comment even thread-even depth-1 parent"> 755 <article id="div-comment-2394961" class="comment-body"> 756 <footer class="comment-meta"> 757 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 758 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03b6aef619fad65cc8b564e2162739be0113d7de8d1d626445351a915ea1297e?s=56&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03b6aef619fad65cc8b564e2162739be0113d7de8d1d626445351a915ea1297e?s=112&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-56 photo' height='56' width='56' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Strphen Betdman</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 759 760 <div class="comment-metadata"> 761 <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/#comment-2394961"><time datetime="2026-09-12T08:05:20-04:00">September 12, 2026 at 8:05 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 762 763 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 764 765 <div class="comment-content"> 766 <p>An award for scholars who tell the truth? It should go to 99% of them. Or is it a crypto-fascist ploy to undermine trust in science?</p> 767 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 768 769 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/?replytocom=2394961#respond" data-commentid="2394961" data-postid="135987" data-belowelement="div-comment-2394961" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Strphen Betdman" aria-label="Reply to Strphen Betdman">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 770 <ol class="children"> 771 <li id="comment-2394964" class="comment odd alt depth-2"> 772 <article id="div-comment-2394964" class="comment-body"> 773 <footer class="comment-meta"> 774 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 775 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/82a23f608d1811281cf7760d704f72e8b5b56bb6156c86a29591c5c64aec7848?s=56&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/82a23f608d1811281cf7760d704f72e8b5b56bb6156c86a29591c5c64aec7848?s=112&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-56 photo' height='56' width='56' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Strphen Betdman</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 776 777 <div class="comment-metadata"> 778 <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/#comment-2394964"><time datetime="2026-09-12T08:16:07-04:00">September 12, 2026 at 8:16 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 779 780 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 781 782 <div class="comment-content"> 783 <p>More about the story here: <a href="https://forbetterscience.com/2026/09/11/schneider-shorts-11-09-2026-serendipitously-strengthened-by-novel-unanticipated-data/#ackman" rel="nofollow ugc">https://forbetterscience.com/2026/09/11/schneider-shorts-11-09-2026-serendipitously-strengthened-by-novel-unanticipated-data/#ackman</a></p> 784 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 785 786 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/?replytocom=2394964#respond" data-commentid="2394964" data-postid="135987" data-belowelement="div-comment-2394964" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Strphen Betdman" aria-label="Reply to Strphen Betdman">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 787 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 788 <li id="comment-2395070" class="comment even depth-2"> 789 <article id="div-comment-2395070" class="comment-body"> 790 <footer class="comment-meta"> 791 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 792 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd55e6caaed34dd674b691ab2dc8bee979764bb7e1e8190d9a3ae444059f07b0?s=56&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd55e6caaed34dd674b691ab2dc8bee979764bb7e1e8190d9a3ae444059f07b0?s=112&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-56 photo' height='56' width='56' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">stewart</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 793 794 <div class="comment-metadata"> 795 <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/#comment-2395070"><time datetime="2026-09-13T15:08:54-04:00">September 13, 2026 at 3:08 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 796 797 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 798 799 <div class="comment-content"> 800 <p>Look at the example given, and rthe sponsor. It’s clearly B.</p> 801 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 802 803 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/?replytocom=2395070#respond" data-commentid="2395070" data-postid="135987" data-belowelement="div-comment-2395070" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to stewart" aria-label="Reply to stewart">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 804 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 805</ol><!-- .children --> 806</li><!-- #comment-## -->
807 <li id="comment-2395010" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> 808 <article id="div-comment-2395010" class="comment-body"> 809 <footer class="comment-meta"> 810 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 811 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ba0bc10f3111e8240a32ec50b3d37b97784275b100d9fbd86c7b4c6904e13d0?s=56&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ba0bc10f3111e8240a32ec50b3d37b97784275b100d9fbd86c7b4c6904e13d0?s=112&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-56 photo' height='56' width='56' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Orthoconductive</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 812 813 <div class="comment-metadata"> 814 <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/#comment-2395010"><time datetime="2026-09-12T22:47:56-04:00">September 12, 2026 at 10:47 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 815 816 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 817 818 <div class="comment-content"> 819 <p>It’s a bit misleading to cover Dan Ariely’s signing up to run third place in the list of a party that is never going to get even 1/120 of the vote, much less reach the threshold (at 3.25%/3.9 seats out of 120), as in any way comparable to someone running for any typical American seat. There are 38 current lists, and the Pirates aren’t even the top contenders among the more ludicrous ones that a handful of people might throw their votes over.</p> 820 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 821 822 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/?replytocom=2395010#respond" data-commentid="2395010" data-postid="135987" data-belowelement="div-comment-2395010" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Orthoconductive" aria-label="Reply to Orthoconductive">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 823 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 824 <li id="comment-2395110" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> 825 <article id="div-comment-2395110" class="comment-body"> 826 <footer class="comment-meta"> 827 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 828 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/960adeb0d41aa007dfda5c7513320096397ee2ea3a5e49497397796b17ee7b44?s=56&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/960adeb0d41aa007dfda5c7513320096397ee2ea3a5e49497397796b17ee7b44?s=112&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-56 photo' height='56' width='56' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">tp</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 829 830 <div class="comment-metadata"> 831 <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/#comment-2395110"><time datetime="2026-09-14T03:27:36-04:00">September 14, 2026 at 3:27 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 832 833 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 834 835 <div class="comment-content"> 836 <p>Here’s who’s giving the keynote at the “Free Speech” conference one of “yours” is proudly attending:</p> 837<p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-purdue-pharma-media-playbook-how-it-planted-the-opioid-anti-story" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-purdue-pharma-media-playbook-how-it-planted-the-opioid-anti-story</a></p> 838<p>Research integrity and academic freedom for thee I guess.</p> 839 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 840 841 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/?replytocom=2395110#respond" data-commentid="2395110" data-postid="135987" data-belowelement="div-comment-2395110" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to tp" aria-label="Reply to tp">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 842 </li><!-- #comment-## -->
843 <li id="comment-2395137" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 parent"> 844 <article id="div-comment-2395137" class="comment-body"> 845 <footer class="comment-meta"> 846 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 847 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6fba50835fd1d3a72a5dd5a6278a10bce194d60e76bbda73d3d5b0bad67ed8ea?s=56&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6fba50835fd1d3a72a5dd5a6278a10bce194d60e76bbda73d3d5b0bad67ed8ea?s=112&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-56 photo' height='56' width='56' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">glc</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 848 849 <div class="comment-metadata"> 850 <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/#comment-2395137"><time datetime="2026-09-14T15:15:48-04:00">September 14, 2026 at 3:15 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 851 852 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 853 854 <div class="comment-content"> 855 <p>Another comment on Ariely:<br /> 856<a href="https://braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-andrew-gellman-replication" rel="nofollow ugc">https://braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-andrew-gellman-replication</a></p> 857 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 858 859 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/?replytocom=2395137#respond" data-commentid="2395137" data-postid="135987" data-belowelement="div-comment-2395137" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to glc" aria-label="Reply to glc">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 860 <ol class="children"> 861 <li id="comment-2395160" class="comment even depth-2"> 862 <article id="div-comment-2395160" class="comment-body"> 863 <footer class="comment-meta"> 864 <div class="comment-author vcard"> 865 <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/61c4e66a0817f954a7f6ecdd7b2bcbc922400ed35af7209bc5d0e1572fa4d629?s=56&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/61c4e66a0817f954a7f6ecdd7b2bcbc922400ed35af7209bc5d0e1572fa4d629?s=112&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-56 photo' height='56' width='56' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">FFT</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> 866 867 <div class="comment-metadata"> 868 <a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/#comment-2395160"><time datetime="2026-09-15T03:46:08-04:00">September 15, 2026 at 3:46 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> 869 870 </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> 871 872 <div class="comment-content"> 873 <p>It’s a good one, indeed.</p> 874 </div><!-- .comment-content --> 875 876 <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/?replytocom=2395160#respond" data-commentid="2395160" data-postid="135987" data-belowelement="div-comment-2395160" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to FFT" aria-label="Reply to FFT">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> 877 </li><!-- #comment-## --> 878</ol><!-- .children --> 879</li><!-- #comment-## --> 880 </ol><!-- .comment-list --> 881 882 883 884 885 886 <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> 887 <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply<small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/2026/09/12/weekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h3> <form id="commentform" class="comment-form"> 888 <iframe 889 title="Comment Form" 890 src="https://jetpack.wordpress.com/jetpack-comment/?blogid=73349511&postid=135987&comment_registration=0&require_name_email=1&stc_enabled=1&stb_enabled=1&show_avatars=1&avatar_default=mystery&greeting=Leave+a+Reply&jetpack_comments_nonce=f95a8803b2&greeting_reply=Leave+a+Reply+to+%25s&color_scheme=light&lang=en_US&jetpack_version=16.2&iframe_unique_id=1&show_cookie_consent=10&has_cookie_consent=0&is_current_user_subscribed=0&token_key=%3Bnormal%3B&sig=0b9db3927da1c7b568b09dfaecfd254dbd9f7768#parent=https%3A%2F%2Fretractionwatch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F12%2Fweekend-reads-the-afterlife-of-retracted-articles-ada-denies-it-censored-opinions-a-twisted-phantasmagory-of-ghostwriting%2F" 891 name="jetpack_remote_comment" 892 style="width:100%; 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