Another day another Blog...and another fictitious 'institute' to prey on the vulnerable...26/5/2025
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When Student Assignments Become Peer-Reviewed Research: A Quiet Crisis in Academic Integrity20/5/2025 Over the past year, I’ve been quietly researching a trend that’s far more common—and more dangerous—than many realise. It started when I discovered a research paper published in 2023 that was being cited in doctoral theses, shared in professional forums, and referenced in mental health discussions. On the surface, it appeared to be a legitimate, peer-reviewed publication from a respected trauma expert. But something didn’t sit right. I dug deeper. What I found was startling. The paper was nearly identical—in structure, wording, data, and analysis—to a student research assignment submitted in 1991 to a major Australian university. No reference was made to the original source. No acknowledgment that the “research” was over three decades old. And certainly no admission that it had been republished without transparency.  1991 Student Assessment Submitted Paper The author listed a fictitious institution, a fabricated title, and presented the paper as original work. In truth, it was a repackaged postgraduate assignment dressed up in academic language and delivered to a predatory publisher—the kind that will print anything for a fee.  The 1991 Data Results Published as 'new' in 2023 - only the N= is altered This isn’t just a story about one paper. Or one person. It’s a case study in how predatory journals, fabricated credentials, and a lack of peer review are allowing false expertise to flourish unchecked—and how the academic echo chamber can quickly amplify a fraud if no one stops to question it. Worse, this paper is now cited in a 2024 doctoral dissertation at a major Australasian university. If we can’t trust that what we read has been ethically sourced, reviewed, and verified—what are we building our professional knowledge on? The answer isn’t censorship or panic. It’s scrutiny. It’s asking where the data comes from. It’s verifying authorship, source, and substance before giving something weight in public debate. We all want to believe in the power of research to guide better outcomes. But we also need to believe in the power of integrity to guide the research. I’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks about this case, and what it reveals about both systemic failure—and how we can fix it. Until then, ask the question: If this were submitted by a student today—would it pass a plagiarism check? Or would it be published, cited, and praised—just because it looked like science? Lisa Testart Lead Emotional Cartographer | WitnessPreparation.au Trauma Strategist | Integrity Advocate | Occasional Cat Interpreter 🐾
 Photo Credit - Dafid Sarikaya Blog If you are Ali Davut Sarikaya aka Dr David Kaye aka Dr David Sarikaya aka Prof David Sarikaya et al you just declare in self-serving blog posts and electoral advertising that "you have no criminal convictions", and voila, there are none.  Photo credit - David Sarikaya blog Of course I recommend you do your own due diligence and don't just take my word for it all. The judgment creditor, the Victorian WorkCover Authority ("the Authority") has petitioned the Court for a sequestration order against the estate of the judgment debtor, David Sarikaya. The petition is founded on a final judgment in the sum of $24,290, together with interest of $9,618.84, pursuant to s 3 of the Penalty Interest Rate Act 1983 (Vic). The judgment was obtained in the Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court on 5 April 1993. The act of bankruptcy relied upon in the petition is the failure of the judgment debtor to pay or to secure payment of the judgment debt and interest as required by a bankruptcy notice dated 11 April 1996. If you huff and puff long enough you believe your own lies.  Credit - David Sarikaya blog It's about time this bit of creative nonsense was put to bed once and for all. The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) has issued a direction on health service provider, Mr David Kaye (aka Ali Davut Sarikaya) in accordance with the legislative powers introduced by the State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment Regulation 2022. On 5 September 2023, Mr David Kaye and associated ABNs including Karmacan Pty Ltd (ABN 78 627 142616) and Karmalot Pty Ltd (ABN 71 149 377 999) was issued a section 26D (1)(d) direction to not provide any relevant services, for example counselling and psychological services, for the purposes of the workers compensation and motor accident legislation. This includes any practitioner delivering services to injured people under the workers compensation and CTP Schemes for the associated businesses. https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/news/sira-issues-direction-to-health-service-provider  Credit - David Sarikaya blog  Credit - Facebook And bless his cotton socks...especially those fairy bullshit sprinkling sock puppets...here's the master of obfuscation and deception at it again in another Facebook account proudly shouting to the world that he's a psychologist - pity the poor fool hasn't taken all the judicial criticisms and findings made about him and his use of a protected title.  Credit - Facebook If only he'd put this much effort into actually, you know, getting these imaginary qualifications then he'd be sitting pretty.
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