• halcyondays@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    How often do companies fund biased or outright falsified studies that are then presented as fact by lobbyists?

    I could maybe get more behind lobbying without donations if all data points were required to be peer reviewed. The lawmakers hearing these arguments are not experts (see any tech related legislation ever), it’s real easy to lie to them; basically removing the money then means that the most charismatic and/or best liar ends up winning.