Research describing a link between childhood vaccines and autism has been

a. confirmed by multiple studies
b. retracted due to a financial conflict of interest by the author
c. found to have been based on falsified data
d. published once but not confirmed

B. retracted due to a financial conflict of interest by the author

Explanation:

The name of the author related to that research is Andrew Wakerfield.

He is a British Surgeon who is working together with another company to develop a certain type of drug which he promise will prevent autism among children.

Manipulating research to make it look like there is a link between childhood vaccines and autism was made as an elaborate shceme to make parents choose to buy his drug instead.

answer; adjusting and adapting to a culture other than one's own;

answer; exaggerate what you believe is the deception and state it, hoping that the other will jump in to "correct" the statement;