If they didn't, they would be sitting there dreading the day it came out.
By doing this, it comes out under their terms, with their angle on it. They get to astroturf the whole thing before anyone saw what was under it.
Exactly, and now people will take their word as gospel and not dig as hard. It also has the benefit of making an uphill battle for those wanting to publish the truth.
It's terrifying that they printed this admission without even a second thought. We are way more fucked than I thought we were.
If they didn't, they would be sitting there dreading the day it came out. By doing this, it comes out under their terms, with their angle on it. They get to astroturf the whole thing before anyone saw what was under it.
Exactly, and now people will take their word as gospel and not dig as hard. It also has the benefit of making an uphill battle for those wanting to publish the truth.
Victory bragging.