The phrase "false positives" means when something or someone is mistakenly identified as having a condition or characteristic, but in reality, they do not have it. Full definition
However, the rate of false positive results is likely to increase when testing is performed on animals without clinical signs or who have not come from a high - risk situation. (animalsheltering.org)
Does the risk of false positive results outweigh the benefit of preventing a small number of deaths from breast cancer? (canadianbusiness.com)
A clause was also added giving context to the number of false positives in the research. (qz.com)