Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/78554, first published .
Flagged for Fraud: Lessons From 3 Case Studies on Detecting Inauthentic Participants in Online Research

Flagged for Fraud: Lessons From 3 Case Studies on Detecting Inauthentic Participants in Online Research

Flagged for Fraud: Lessons From 3 Case Studies on Detecting Inauthentic Participants in Online Research

Jordan R Hill   1 , PhD ;   Sydney Hoel   2 , BS ;   Clover Caldwell   1 , BS ;   Matthew Zuraw   3 , MBA ;   Christian Elliott   3 , BSc ;   Andrew C Pickett   1 , PhD ;   Beth E Fields   4 , PhD ;   Nicole E Werner   2 , PhD

1 Department of Health & Wellness Design, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States

2 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

3 Whiplash Technology, Inc, San Diego, CA, United States

4 Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Jordan R Hill, PhD
  • Department of Health & Wellness Design
  • School of Public Health-Bloomington
  • Indiana University
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  • Bloomington, IN 47405
  • United States
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  • Email: jrh6@iu.edu