The missing/dead scientist story is being exaggerated to scare government workers and potential whistleblowers into silence. That's the idea I present for your consideration. Yes, there may be real abducted/murdered scientists at the heart of this story---that doesn't negate my hypothesis. PSYOPS often capitalize on real events, and disinformation often mixes truth with fiction to mislead people. Why am I starting to suspect the story is a PSYOP? -- Some of the missing/dead people are being presented in a misleading way ("another scientist has just joined the list" --- no, some of them died 2-3 years ago and have no apparent link to UFOs) -- This story has blown up on Reddit and in the mainstream news bigger than the congressional UFO hearings, David Grusch, and other concrete disclosure events did (it's dominating the front page of the UFO subs for weeks, getting exposure in news outlets that don't normally cover UFOs) -- FBI gets involved when they haven't gotten involved with so many other key UFO issues (like the death threats whistleblowers and congresspeople are getting right now) -- The tone of the rhetoric on Reddit is extremely certain and emotional from the very beginning, and people (like me) get downvoted for introducing the slightest level of skepticism to the story (example: I repeatedly pointed out the death rate of an average, working-age adult requires at least a dozen NASA scientists to die each year, and I got total garbage-logic replies and downvotes---not super unusual, I know, but the intensity of it was a little unusual.) PS. I am not a UFO denier, nor a true-believer. FWIW, I am a true skeptic who feels certain NHI are here on earth right now and our government is covering it up. submitted by /u/8ad8andit [link] [comments]