The things that jumps out to me is how statistics and studies like this shape the larger cultural discussions, legal discussions, and public policy discussions. It really shows how data can be munged, cherry picked, and altered to fit any narrative you want to send. Luckily over time scientific method should correct this but these can do serious damage in the short term.
You mean diligent humans can correct this. The Scientific Method is but a tool. One used during the fraudulent phase of research as much as during the detection one.
