[Scoundreller]

I think The Onion nailed it in 2011:

https://www.theonion.com/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-...

[dylan604]

Which is clearly a red flag operation so that whenever someone serious tries to tout this, they'll be rebuffed as it's an article in the Onion. Those clever bastards!

[talldayo]

That, or scathing satire has been a mainstay at The Onion longer than political consternation.