The corrupt practice of distorting the scientific process—through experimental design, data analysis, or publication pressure—to produce a predetermined result that serves a commercial, political, or ideological agenda. This is more sinister than bad science; it's the intentional warping of the truth-seeking machinery. Think of tobacco companies funding research to "disprove" the link to cancer, or designing studies to fail.
Example: "The pharmaceutical giant was caught bending science. They designed their clinical trial to compare their new drug not against the best existing treatment, but against a sub-therapeutic dose, guaranteeing a 'superior' result for publication, while burying the internal studies that showed serious side effects."
by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026
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