The newsroom
Zombie facts don't stay on Wikipedia. We watch the news two ways: stories that lean on research since retracted, and claims fact-checkers have already knocked down. A person reads every case before it shows up here, and before any outlet hears from us.
How a news case works
- Found. A story names or links a retracted paper without saying so, or repeats a claim a fact-checker rated false.
- Read. We read the story in full. Stories that report on the retraction, or quote the claim to debunk it, are dropped.
- Asked. We write to the outlet's corrections desk with the sources, and give them time to answer.
- Logged. Fixed, updated, declined or no reply. Every outcome is posted here with dates.
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