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  "textContent": "\n\nA journal put Laertis Ikonomou's name on a paper he never wrote, then tried to charge him 499 euros to take it down. Ikonomou teaches at the University of Buffalo. Last September, he found his name attached to a commentary in the _Journal of Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis_, published by Walsh Medical Media. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Medical journal put a scientist's name on a fake paper, then demanded 499 euros to remove it appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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