The ''Proceedings of the Natural Institute of Science'' (or ''PNIS'') is a semi-

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of a

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that publishes articles in three categories: SOFD (Satirical or Fake Data), HARD (Honest And Reliable Data), and editorials. It was established in 2014 and the

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is Matt J. Michel. The journal's editors have stated to '' Vox'' that articles published in PNIS-HARD are not

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. However, they also maintained that the data in all such articles are entirely authentic.

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