An incredibly simple example of how to mislead by omission...
A Tweet by Stuart Alderoty, Chief Legal Officer at Ripple.
10/ On June 4, Hinman wrote that he didn’t see a “need to regulate ETH as a security” and would call Buterin later that week to confirm “our understanding.”
Emphasis is added by me, because that section is one of the things causing the XRP bagholders to tweet about '#ETHGate'.
It is clearly written to imply a shady agreement between Hinman and Buterin. However, in context the quote from the e-mail reads:
We also have a call with Buterin later this week to confirm our understanding of how the Ethereum Foundation operates.
So what this bellend is insinuating indicates some dodgy deal, is actually just a reference to a call checking some information.
I really do hate the way spreading disinfo is seen as a perfectly acceptable tactic by assholes to get what they want. If you don't strive for truth then you do not deserve to have people listen to you, but so many people don't really want truth, they just want feel special for knowing about a conspiracy and to believe things that will pump their bags.