Researchers Say Publishing Hallucinated Citations Is Fraud Worthy of Retraction

MaxUnfried · x · 2026-09-14

Cremieux reminds academics that publishing hallucinated citations constitutes fraud: such papers should be retracted and authors punished. Max Unfried amplifies the call, arguing academia needs to become much harsher in treating AI-hallucinated references as genuine misconduct.

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