Opinion: Using Pokémon to Detect Scientific MisinformationPredatory journals are especially dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABOVE: SONJA PINCK On March 18, 2020, the American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research published my paper claiming that eating a bat-like Pokémon sparked the spread of COVID-19. This paper, “Cyllage City COVID-19 outbreak linked to Zubat consumption,” blames a fictional creature for an outbreak in a fictional city, cite
