re today's events,
I know many of you have already seen the linked video, but, with what seems to have happened today consider looking at this video
from 1:45-3:35
where Jim Cramer describes,
-the exact process of 1. create false narrative, 2. get it out in media
-using WSJ specifically
-explicitly says it's illegal
-explicitly says, "but you do it anyway" explicitly says, because the SEC does not understand it/wont do anything about it.
Again, please consider watching for 2 minutes starting at 1:45 into the video... it names names, names process, implies it is common, laughs at the SEC as missing this illegal part of some hedge funds playbook, and today's action appears to be like a textbook example of the playbook (obviously, would need due process to prove).