Thought it was the mercury.
Please, no Uranus jokes ...
Standard M.O. used to cover anything sensitive or damaging to the REAL power brokers. Slander the opposition with the most salacious, projectile vomit with explosive diarrhea sexual charges you can dream up. That way the sheep will be “wowwed” out of their minds and quickly turn their heads to not rubber-neck at the fatal traffic accident they’re driving past.