[coldtea]

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.

[nequo]

Paper mills are not usually the prestigious journals. Those are usually obscure outlets whose sole purpose is to publish questionable research.

Leading the public opinion is happening elsewhere.