Exactly. The twisting of the truth by polluting bodies of research is extremely dangerous. The consequences of falsifying scientific data, either for money or i

Exactly. The twisting of the truth by polluting bodies of research is extremely dangerous. The consequences of falsifying scientific data, either for money or ideological reasons should be harsh. As a child I thought that no scientist would ever do that because it would ruin their reputation and they'd never work in their field again. Instead industries are happy to keep scientists in their back pockets and nobody seems to have problems with 'science by press conference' or with taking industry funding for research knowing the results will never see the light of day if they are unfavorable to that industries profits. Science has the ability to self-correct and get to the truth, but that takes time and money and the ones with the most money are more interested in pushing whatever lies are needed to preserve their power.