> Outright research fraud is probably very rare Not sure what rare means in this context. The more important research is, the more likely there is fraud involv

> Outright research fraud is probably very rare Not sure what rare means in this context. The more important research is, the more likely there is fraud involved. So in terms of size of impact, it's probably very common. And then if you combine this with poorly done, non repeatable, or inconclusive research being parroted as a discovery...You end up with quite a bit of BS research.