No.

This isn't a code of conduct aimed at lay people. This is aimed at the actual researchers. How do academics and scientists know the science they're conducting isn't shit? Because they've gone to school for 10+ years to learn how to conduct research. Because they work on teams with peers who've also gone to school for 10+ years to learn how to conduct research. Because they submit their results to journals who then send their research off to other researchers who evaluate it prior to publishing.

A lay person reading an article on a news site about what "science says" is not comparable to researchers who have an ethical responsibility to present their research accurately.

And having a study that is negative or doesn't come out as expected is entirely different than fabricating or stretching results to suit you or your hypothesis.