You’re posting your conspiracy theory under the wrong article. This one is about paper mills, not the manipulation of public opinion in high-stakes cases.
You're posting the "trust the system" apologetics under the wrong comment.
The observation the parent makes about "high stakes" is fully compatible with the article, and it's just a general observation about similar shit on all domains. The same shit that happens when there are high stakes (products, money, careers, grants, etc.) on the table for scientists/journals is also true for politicians, journalists, regulating bodies, and so on.
It's also not a conspiracy theory: just basic life experience.
The observation the parent makes about "high stakes" is fully compatible with the article, and it's just a general observation about similar shit on all domains. The same shit that happens when there are high stakes (products, money, careers, grants, etc.) on the table for scientists/journals is also true for politicians, journalists, regulating bodies, and so on.
It's also not a conspiracy theory: just basic life experience.