The plot thickens with a predictable allegation of a US false flag operation based on allegations of unnamed scientists.

Even Steve is gullible at times and prone to readily accept an Iain link. It says more of the quality of propaganda than Steve's wisdom.

A skeptic would at least withhold judgement.

In the words of a Brit; "The opposite of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge".
Steven Hawking