I'm going to go with both of you. They know what they're doing is wrong. But I don't think they did it because "everyone does it", they did it because they thi

I'm going to go with both of you. They know what they're doing is wrong. But I don't think they did it because "everyone does it", they did it because they think they're ultimately right. They believe in their results, they know in their heart of hearts that their conclusions are true. It's just that not all of the data lines up. It's incomplete, inconclusive, etc. Yes, it is wrong to fabricate data, however, over time, results will bear out the truth of their statements and it won't matter. They are of the camp that process doesn't matter as long as you reach the right conclusion. Which is wrong. Process is kind of the only thing that matters.