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Originally Posted by Pugchief
For those of you who "trust the media", "trust the experts", "trust the science" or "trust the government", or think data is unbiased or even consistently accurate:
Recent evidence indicates the constant pressure to generate data and publish papers may be affecting the quality of research and fueling retractions of research papers.
In the past decade, there have been more than 39,000 retractions, and the annual number of retractions is growing by around 23% each year.
Nearly half the retractions were due to issues related to the authenticity of the data.
Plagiarism was the second most common reason research papers were retracted, accounting for 16% of retractions.
Fake peer review was another reason why research papers were retracted.
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Herein lies the issue. Everyone who questions the validity of a study or someone’s hypothesis needs to dig deeper, particularly if you’re going to use that information to make a decision for yourself. Some studies are flawed as many have pointed out here, but it takes time to figure out why. Evaluative thinking should be our own responsibility and it’s one of the reasons why we have the luxury of exercising our brains.