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> Kiberphant0m denied being in the U.S. Army or ever being in South Korea, and said all of that was a lengthy ruse designed to create a fictitious persona. “Epi

> Kiberphant0m denied being in the U.S. Army or ever being in South Korea, and said all of that was a lengthy ruse designed to create a fictitious persona. “Epic opsec troll,” they claimed. This is called a "double cover story", a classic deflection when someone is caught or exposed.

asimjalis 2y ago
It could be a triple cover story. The faked double cover story is meant to deflect.
- tedunangst 2y ago
  Maybe even skipping the quadruple cover story and going straight to the quintuple. A true pro.
  - function_seven 2y ago
    I always play the (2n+1) game myself. (Or do I??)
    - the_af 2y ago
      That's what they... er, you... er, somebody wants you to think?
      - formerly_proven 2y ago
        That’s my secret… I never think.
    - banku_brougham 2y ago
      2n for me, probably
    - User23 2y ago
      Better than the 3n+1 game[1]. That one can really get you. [1] https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-mathematicians-still-cant-solve-the-collatz-conjecture-20200922/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-mathematicians-still-cant...
  - _carbyau_ 2y ago
    "Fuck everything, we're doing five covers." ... "Put another misdirect on that fucker, too."
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    - Mtinie 2y ago
      That reminds me of the escalating “trace buster” scene in “The Big Hit.” https://youtu.be/2VY_xxL2jL0?si=9hf6ibvtHFCGuCNL https://youtu.be/2VY_xxL2jL0?si=9hf6ibvtHFCGuCNL
    - pnut 2y ago
      Context https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/ https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-...
  - labster 2y ago
    Good luck, I’m behind seven cover stories
    - blitzar 2y ago
      Gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket. I myself, I have fourteen cover stories with an infinite loop at number 10 that directs you back to 4.
      - oefnak 2y ago
        Where do you use 11-14 for?
        Mtinie 2y ago
        Higher dimensional investigations.
    - avn2109 2y ago
      Plot twist, I'm actually undercover as you.
      - the_af 2y ago
        I know linking to videos on a tangent joke is frowned upon here, but I'll risk the downvotes for a worthy cause: You really need to watch this Key & Peele & Rocket Jump colaboration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHQr0HCIN2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHQr0HCIN2w Actually, since I'm actually undercover as you, and I've already watched it...
        edzillion 2y ago
        I know comments commending the previous post are also frowned upon but that is one of the funniest sketches I've ever seen. Hilarity ad absurdum
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asimjalis 2y ago

It could be a triple cover story. The faked double cover story is meant to deflect.

tedunangst 2y ago
Maybe even skipping the quadruple cover story and going straight to the quintuple. A true pro.
- function_seven 2y ago
  I always play the (2n+1) game myself. (Or do I??)
  - the_af 2y ago
    That's what they... er, you... er, somebody wants you to think?
    - formerly_proven 2y ago
      That’s my secret… I never think.
  - banku_brougham 2y ago
    2n for me, probably
  - User23 2y ago
    Better than the 3n+1 game[1]. That one can really get you. [1] https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-mathematicians-still-cant-solve-the-collatz-conjecture-20200922/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-mathematicians-still-cant...
- _carbyau_ 2y ago
  "Fuck everything, we're doing five covers." ... "Put another misdirect on that fucker, too."
  - deleted 2y ago
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  - Mtinie 2y ago
    That reminds me of the escalating “trace buster” scene in “The Big Hit.” https://youtu.be/2VY_xxL2jL0?si=9hf6ibvtHFCGuCNL https://youtu.be/2VY_xxL2jL0?si=9hf6ibvtHFCGuCNL
  - pnut 2y ago
    Context https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/ https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-...
- labster 2y ago
  Good luck, I’m behind seven cover stories
  - blitzar 2y ago
    Gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket. I myself, I have fourteen cover stories with an infinite loop at number 10 that directs you back to 4.
    - oefnak 2y ago
      Where do you use 11-14 for?
      - Mtinie 2y ago
        Higher dimensional investigations.
  - avn2109 2y ago
    Plot twist, I'm actually undercover as you.
    - the_af 2y ago
      I know linking to videos on a tangent joke is frowned upon here, but I'll risk the downvotes for a worthy cause: You really need to watch this Key & Peele & Rocket Jump colaboration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHQr0HCIN2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHQr0HCIN2w Actually, since I'm actually undercover as you, and I've already watched it...
      - edzillion 2y ago
        I know comments commending the previous post are also frowned upon but that is one of the funniest sketches I've ever seen. Hilarity ad absurdum
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