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Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2025
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I’m assuming actual researchers know better but Scihub is accessible in plenty of ways. Retracted papers could be shared as a means of spreading misinformation or simply just stumbled upon by regular folks looking up something specific.