Scott Dodelson and former Brinson Fellow Michele Liguori demonstrated one of the first pieces of theoretical evidence that an alternative theory of gravity can explain the large scale structure of the universe.
So by your conspiracy theory these guys where not funded but forked own their own cash for their research ?
Science isnt a religion where you have to believe in a particular fictional character if you want to be in their club. You can even attack evolution if you do it scientifically and if you win fame glory and fortune await you