They state the cause for replication being the "findings" in the papers "are interesting". Is this really the case? And is this actually a "new" phenomenon? I

They state the cause for replication being the "findings" in the papers "are interesting". Is this really the case? And is this actually a "new" phenomenon? It seems like it could be a disguised version of the Availability Cascade. [1] In other words, when we encounter a simple-to-understand explanation of something complex, the explanation ends up catching on. Then, because the explanation is simple, its popularity snowballs. The idea cascades like a waterfall throughout the public. Soon it becomes common sense—not because of sense, but because of common. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_cascade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_cascade