“If her research was BS, she’s being called out on it by fellow scientists.”
I don’t think her research is the central issue here.
She showed herself dishonest enough to abuse and debase the peer review process to get her viewpoint published.
Peer review is the last, tiny shred of integrity the “scientific community” has left. If that goes, they’re nothing but a pack of howler monkeys screeching and flinging feces.