Anyone who assumes that any privately held overseas company is the same as their publicly held USA faction fits perfectly into #3
No evidence and no company statements linking the overseas group to the former USA company. Just assumptions...
But...I guess ANYONE can be duped if they BELIEVE....after all over 30,000 Brits have taken out "Alien Abduction Insurance Policies" that pay off after a proven abduction....just BELIEVE and it will happen. No facts needed....got to cover the bases even if there is no game