In China, things aren’t always as they seem…

This article surveyed Chinese medical residents and concluded *more than half* committed one form of research misconduct.

49% of 6200 surveyed authors admit to fabrication or falsification.

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Really?

— James Heathers (Alfalfa Male) (@jamesheathers) March 17, 2024

More:

All the data on knowledge is incredibly homogenous, likewise commission rates, likewise everything else.

Look how consistent these results are.https://t.co/qDQyPG9WfJ

— James Heathers (Alfalfa Male) (@jamesheathers) March 17, 2024

Final part of the thread:

It's too early for the potential amount of irony at work here.

— James Heathers (Alfalfa Male) (@jamesheathers) March 17, 2024

Here’s the study:

Knowledge, attitudes and practices about research misconduct among medical residents in southwest China: a cross-sectional study

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6200 residents were enrolled in the study, and 88.5% of participants attended a course on research integrity, but 53.7% of participants admitted to having committed at least one form of research misconduct. Having a postgraduate or above, publishing papers as the first author or corresponding author, attending a course on research integrity, lower self-reported knowledge on research integrity and lower perceived consequences for research misconduct were positively correlated to research misconduct. Serving as a primary investigator for a research project was negatively associated with research misconduct. Most residents (66.3%) agreed that the reason for research misconduct is that researchers lack research ability.

Now imagine if China had DEI…