To an extent, yes.
A scientist posts a paper, and the paper is peer reviewed. If it gets through that, then other scientists cite the paper in their work. Over time, a consensus builds.
On the other hand, most Denier science is junk that nobody uses, not even other Deniers.
Come to think of it, in the Real World *you* follow the scientific consensus, it's only when your politics conflicts with science that you have a problem.