First, here’s what smokers can learn from this scandal:
- Peer-reviewed studies are not always accurate and can be completely false
- Science journals sometimes publish completely false studies
- Public policies are sometimes enacted based on completely false studies
- The media pounces on studies it deems newsworthy and seldom fact-checks them for accuracy
- The public rapidly accepts what media, public health, and science journals tell them
- The World Health Organization and FDA do not deserve the public’s trust
So what happened?
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