Resultstoo goodto be trueVisibletypos /oddformattingSourcejournalrequestspayment upfrontMissingcitations/sourcesAppealsto fear orurgency"Scienceproves"CherrypickedevidenceFlips theburdenof proofNo clearpeerreviewprocessRelies ontestimonials,not dataIs trying tosell yousomethingClickbaitheadlineUnfalsifiableclaimMimics areal journal'swebsite /nameSourcejournal usesfree emaildomainsCites fakeawards ormetricsInvalidDOI orISSNOveruse/misuseof jargonMade upjournalmetricsOverlybroadjournalscope/titleInvokesconspiracy /suppressionSourcejournalguaranteespublicationResultstoo goodto be trueVisibletypos /oddformattingSourcejournalrequestspayment upfrontMissingcitations/sourcesAppealsto fear orurgency"Scienceproves"CherrypickedevidenceFlips theburdenof proofNo clearpeerreviewprocessRelies ontestimonials,not dataIs trying tosell yousomethingClickbaitheadlineUnfalsifiableclaimMimics areal journal'swebsite /nameSourcejournal usesfree emaildomainsCites fakeawards ormetricsInvalidDOI orISSNOveruse/misuseof jargonMade upjournalmetricsOverlybroadjournalscope/titleInvokesconspiracy /suppressionSourcejournalguaranteespublication

Red Flag Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Results too good to be true
  2. Visible typos / odd formatting
  3. Source journal requests payment up front
  4. Missing citations/ sources
  5. Appeals to fear or urgency
  6. "Science proves"
  7. Cherry picked evidence
  8. Flips the burden of proof
  9. No clear peer review process
  10. Relies on testimonials, not data
  11. Is trying to sell you something
  12. Clickbait headline
  13. Unfalsifiable claim
  14. Mimics a real journal's website / name
  15. Source journal uses free email domains
  16. Cites fake awards or metrics
  17. Invalid DOI or ISSN
  18. Overuse /misuse of jargon
  19. Made up journal metrics
  20. Overly broad journal scope/title
  21. Invokes conspiracy / suppression
  22. Source journal guarantees publication