[horeszko]

> 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]

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

[tedunangst]

Maybe even skipping the quadruple cover story and going straight to the quintuple. A true pro.

[function_seven]

I always play the (2n+1) game myself. (Or do I??)

[User23]

Better than the 3n+1 game[1]. That one can really get you.

[1] https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-mathematicians-still-cant...

[the_af]

That's what they... er, you... er, somebody wants you to think?

[formerly_proven]

That’s my secret… I never think.

[banku_brougham]

2n for me, probably

[_carbyau_]

"Fuck everything, we're doing five covers." ... "Put another misdirect on that fucker, too."

[pnut]

Context https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-...

[Mtinie]

That reminds me of the escalating “trace buster” scene in “The Big Hit.”

https://youtu.be/2VY_xxL2jL0?si=9hf6ibvtHFCGuCNL

[labster]

Good luck, I’m behind seven cover stories

[blitzar]

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]

Where do you use 11-14 for?

[Mtinie]

Higher dimensional investigations.

[avn2109]

Plot twist, I'm actually undercover as you.

[the_af]

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

Actually, since I'm actually undercover as you, and I've already watched it...

[edzillion]

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