Have you ever decided not to trust or use a scientific study's findings because of its funding source?

Answer Explanations

• Unsure

  MeikoT
  I think that is a proposal is well written, it should have the chance to be funded. 
• Yes

  user-477751
  Some NGO-supported "reports" used inadequate methods and overstated importance of results
• Yes

  user-658650
  I found some biomedical research studies where there is clear conflict of interest between the research goal and the private funding body supplying the resources. 
  
  
• Yes

  user-606148
  if the study is sponsored by a company and concerns one of their products or services, or a policy related to their line of business, then I will examine particularly carefully the potential sources of bias.  If funding or conflicts of interest are not reported, then it's a problem.
• Yes

  user-753537
  highly depending on the authors and research institutes involved, whether protocols were submitted before the start of the study,  and the quality of reporting of the paper! 
• Yes

  user-208427
  Tobacco research
• Yes

  user-445218
  I have seen data skewed in published work to the point where I had to assemble a piece to straighten it out.  
• Yes

  user-99889
  company funded clinical results are more often than less arguable at a minimum 
• Yes

  user-771432
  funding from businesses (e.g. pharmaceutical companies) are tainted by bias
• No

  user-813282
  Usually we buy chemicals and equipment, we do not purchase scientific results
• Yes

  user-287804
  If the funding was from a pharmaceutical company and results were in favor of their marketed drug, I'll be skeptical of the findings.
• No

  user-683654
  I still try to get funding from outside my country because when I started out in research, I got three fundings that seriously helped my research output to the extent of winning the Liquefied Natural Gas Limited Prize for Science. 
• Yes

  user-526415
  I had doubts, especially when the conflict of interest was not properly disclosed.
• No

  user-876062
   No, I have not decided to distrust or avoid using the findings of a scientific study solely because of its funding source. However, I always consider the transparency and potential influence of the sponsors on the research. It’s important to examine the study's methodology, the authors' credibility, and other contextual factors before drawing any conclusions 
• No

  user-179600
  No, conducting scientific research requires funding organization.
• No

  user-93827
  I rather judge the data presented
• No

  user-531362
  I believe that if there is commitment from the donor community then it is credible.
• Yes

  user-379007
  This is specifically noted when the sponsor is engaging in any commercial activity or interest related in a way to the study ideas being tested.
• No

  user-351505
  But I look at the funding source when I review a scientific study