Case file · open since Nov 5, 2026
Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “Hockey stick graph (global temperature)” and 2 other articles
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The source
Social Networks of Author–coauthor Relationships
Yasmin H Said, Edward J Wegman, Walid K Sharabati, John T Rigsby
Computational Statistics & Data Analysis · published January 2008 · cited 41 times by other papers
Retracted Dec 1, 2011
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Where Wikipedia cites it
- Hockey stick graph (global temperature)1,783 views a month · open since Nov 5Zombie
- Wegman Report61 views a month · open since Nov 5Zombie
- North Report33 views a month · open since Nov 5Zombie
Case log
- FoundFound on Hockey stick graph (global temperature): the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
- FoundFound on Wegman Report: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
- FoundFound on North Report: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
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