We might as well be vocal about what we deny if we are called deniers. If this is treason let us make the most of it.
More like heresy in the eyes of those who decry us.
After all, it is against a religion. A religion which encourages lying to further its ends (sound familiar?). A religion which is all about power and money and not right or wrong. An enclave of sold souls who often deny a creator because, after all, placing their fate in the hands of a superior being just doesn't sit well with the cadre of self-worship and mutual back-patting culture that academics are rapidly becoming.
Not that science hasn't been dogmatic at times, it certainly has. As recently as the 50s there were fistfights over the debate about Geosynclinal Theory vs. Plate Tectonics.
Despite that, those who disagreed could be convinced because they would at least look at the evidence.
In this case, those who appear to have massaged, edited, and even possibly fabricated their 'supporting data' have placed themselves in the unsavory position of having to double down on their errors or be exposed as the charlatans they are.