I see this as a problem almost every day in my review of Castillejas, incorrect IDs confirmed almost immediately and then becoming “research grade”. In my opinion, this is a very significant issue putting at risk the entire mission of iNaturalist in providing distribution data and other information to resource managers and others. I would like to see this addressed in user guidelines that would suggest: 1. please don’t confirm other’s observations unless you are certain they are correct, and 2. please don’t confirm a friend’s ID just because you are friends or were on the same outing together.