Deus Ex was originally released in 2000 but took place in an alternate 2052 where many of the real world conspiracy theories have come true. The plot included references to vaccinations, black helicopters, FEMA, and ECHELON amongst others, some of which have connotations to real-life events.
Spector said, “Interestingly, I’m not sure I’d make Deus Ex today. The conspiracy theories we wrote about are now part of the real world. I don’t want to support that.”
Earlier, Spector had commented on how he was “constantly amazed at how accurate our view of the world ended up being. Frankly it freaks me out a bit.”
https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2021/03/16/warren-spector-conspiracy-theories/
When the truths are what mainstream media peddle as facts, conspiracy theories are the new truths. I think I got blackpilled when I learned that almost all the mass shootings are orchestrated by FBI, goading some mentally ill person to commit it as well as the fact the glowies go to 4chan learning all the lingos to try fitting in poorly as 4channers.
And CIA is just infantile psychopaths on power trip regularly killing anybody that tries to expose them yet they have the nerve to try to portray themselves as some heroes. I read about cocaine trafficking and what happened to Gary Webb. After reading that, I can never see the bond films the same way. I didn't exactly give much thought to it anyway before but with that context, I find these agencies despicable. They really succeed in brainwashing people effectively.
I think that it's very likely intentional that you see many heroic spy stories and heroic FBI agent police procedural stories in the popular media. Those shows are ultimately propaganda.