Contributing to the rise of misinformation, junk science is defined as untested or unproven when presented as scientific fact. It could be the result of a poorly designed study published in a predatory science journal, or a journalist cherry-picking data and overstepping results in a well-designed study to publish something influenced by confirmation bias.
With the help of Kevin Lieber from Vsauce2, we're cleaning up the junk so that you won't be a victim of pseudo-scientific garbage ever again.
