They would if they understood the evidence.
I criminal court the prosecutor many times present evidence to win his argument , and neglects other evidence but who cares let the other side disprove right or wrong, so is in science . But many cases are reversed if the defence have other evidence which the prosecution have neglected . So is in science . In science The publication of the initial paper is the leading paper , the subsequent paper are most of the time , yes , yes and yes.