junk science

noun

1. faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests.

Word History and Origins

Origin of junk science¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Like the unstoppable proliferation of junk science, the laundered conspiracy theory is a stubborn thing.

From The Daily Beast

Although she would later dismiss climate change as "junk science," Palin didn't always feel that way.

From The Daily Beast