This is one of those things where explaining it makes you look like a tinfoil conspirationist and you have to swear it's true and documented on Wikipedia or whatever. Frankly I wonder why people bother with conspiracy crap when the actual documented reality is crazy enough as it is.
Humor, snark and any kind of irony are not allowed on HN. Everyone must speak in a calm, dispassionate and robot-like voice, because it's the only way to be constructively rational and reach objective truth.