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In reply to the discussion: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Tells Bill Maher That Anti-Science Liberals Are Full of Shit Too [View all]Major Nikon
(36,831 posts)Legitimate science journals also have a thorough peer review process, and beyond that studies which are conducted for government certification have additional oversight. Furthermore anyone who questions such a study can follow the same methodology and see if the results are repeatable.
The flip side of that is that some studies are published in shit journals that are almost always pay-to-play meaning those who want to have their studies published must pay the publisher to do so. While this is not necessarily bad, it does lend itself to predatory publishers that have shit peer review processes and will basically publish anything they are paid for.
So just because a study is financed by corporate interests doesn't mean it's bad and just because a study pretends to be independent doesn't mean it's good.