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Scientists Stunned to Discover Acting Like Partisan Hacks Makes People Not Trust Them

The ideological capture of the once-great scientific journal Nature is a travesty.

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Nature, which bills itself as the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal, appears shocked to discover that when you engage in partisan hackery, people rightly view you as partisan hacks.

“In 2020, Nature endorsed Joe Biden in the US presidential election,” a new study published in Nature Human Behaviour reported. “A survey finds that viewing the endorsement did not change people’s views of the candidates, but caused some to lose confidence in Nature and in US scientists generally.”

Andrew Follett

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Andrew Follett

Andrew Follett conducts research analysis for a nonprofit in the Washington, D.C., area. He previously worked as a space and science reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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