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Zombie Facts’ correction desk

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A public register and checker for retracted, debunked, or outdated claims that remain in circulation, starting with citations on English Wikipedia.

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For: Wikipedia editors and readers checking claims against retracted research
Worth noticing: It names Retraction Watch/Crossref, Wikipedia, Crossref’s REST API, and ClaimReview data as sources, and says it is unaffiliated with them.

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Zombie Facts says it checks recorded retractions against citations in English Wikipedia, then contacts editors about cases and tracks the outcome. Its register is searchable by topic, journal, and retraction cause, with separate sections on retraction reasons, current news claims, and correction results. The homepage names Retraction Watch/Crossref, Wikipedia, Crossref’s REST API, and ClaimReview data as sources, and says the project is independent of them.

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