Andbaker, Here's an academic publishing story where the publisher (Springer Nature) inserts a random and incorrect figure into your paper after the proof stage and then refuses to correct the record. As the author writes, it is another case for preprints
https://retractionwatch.com/2024/01/16/a-publisher-makes-an-error-in-a-publication-about-errors/
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