Probably the reason why some people were duped by the Russia collusion hoax and the fake Hunter Biden laptop story, amongst other things.

Spies who lie: 51 ‘intelligence’ experts refuse to apologize for discrediting true Hunter Biden story

https://nypost.com/2022/03/18/intell...r-biden-story/

As the old saying goes ... Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.