Reason given is that some unspecified amount of quoted experts contacted the publisher protesting that they had been quoted either without their consent and/or had their quotes mischaracterized/presented out of context.

  • nohaybanda [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Unpublished is something you never published, maybe because you saw its full of crap and didn't want your name associated with obviously spurious claims.

    The word you fucks are dancing around is "Retraction". Of course, when issuing one it's best practice to describe which parts of the original publication didn't meet journalistic standards. Then again, you need to have some of those first.

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It seems to be an Aussie rag, that might well be the term they use there lol. Usually a 40% chance they'll have a slightly dumber word for any given concept