junk science
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of junk science
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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“Some of these were based on complete junk science and a selective cherry-picking of statistics,” Ms. Dhillon says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
But a group of state legislators intervened, and a legislative committee subpoenaed him to appear at a hearing about his case and the problematic use of junk science by courts.
From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025
In 2023, Cochrane, an international network promoting evidence-based medicine, issued draft guidelines to help these researchers filter out junk science.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 28, 2024
Among the topics discussed at the hearing was Texas' junk science law, which lets inmates challenge convictions based on later discredited science.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024
“Often in cases of junk science, people don’t know what went wrong in their case, and they don’t know how to challenge the case,” Fries said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024
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