The Phenomenon of Deception: How SI Fantasized, Generated Hallucinations, Confused, and Trolled Your Author

Cartoon by Oleksandr Sydorenko.

Frankly, this was a revelation and a shock for me! If it weren't for my profession, which requires me to check and recheck facts, I could have embarrassed myself (colloquially speaking, "screwed up"). The most interesting thing about this story is that you, my dear readers, wouldn't even have noticed!