> But the whole situation reminds me of the HBO rendition of Chernobyl. It’s all based on lies.
Interestingly enough, HBO's Chernobyl was thrilling TV but not particularly good as a documentary of what actually happened, yet people are starting to believe what HBO (and the memories it's based on) tell us is "the truth".
I posted this first with the link to the Twitter post saying that the source has been verified with two other FSB contacts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30574210
https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1500197460626624513...
Of course we still can’t know for sure if it’s true, anyone can say anything.
But the whole situation reminds me of the HBO rendition of Chernobyl. It’s all based on lies.