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[โ€“] protist@mander.xyz 60 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How soon before someone is citing this article as evidence? ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

[โ€“] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] protist@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Hirom@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Referencing this parody as if it's a serious study should be ground the rejection or retraction.

I wonder if journals and reviewers have tools to help detect fake and/or retracted study in references. Some already screen for the phrase "vegetative electron microscopy".