You didn't miss a thing. This hack is simply engaging in the time honored practice of low-level lying to provide material support and reference for high-level lying later on - with footnotes, of course!
Take your pick of the standard J-school styles in MSM:
1. LIES!
2. MORE LIES!
3. EVEN MORE LIES!
4. NEW AND IMPROVED LIES!
5. NOW WITH 25% MORE LIES FOR THE SAME PRICE!
6. PREMIUM CLASSIC DELUXE LIES!
I suspected that to be the case but thought maybe I had missed a story or two.