"Trust the science" is an oxymoron. Please do substantiate why grandparent's claim is false. There is a massive literature on the shortcomings and, yes, even potential for malice, of current peer-review practices.
https://sigbed.org/2022/08/22/the-toxic-culture-of-rejection...
https://www.nature.com/nature-index/news-blog/research-misco...