Of the remaining five percent, at least in software you can be sure at least 80% (4% of the total) doesn't actually work when tested. It is beyond frustrating to deal with research, to the point that these days unless the algorithm is very well described or there is source code available I have to assume the researchers are just lying.
> It is beyond frustrating to deal with research, to the point that these days (...) I have to assume the researchers are just lying.
This is not something new, or even from this century. The Royal Society, which was founded on 1660 and is a reference in the history of science, adopted the motto "take nobody's word for it".
