“Is it possible that the Regime has schemed to feed him false info in order to turn him into a comic book character? “
Anyone that unknowing, that gullible, or that stupid is a comic book character.
I heard a few interviews with McInerney and in a couple he honestly states that his theory is less than certain. In the last interview I heard he placed it at 65%. IOW, he has a clear understanding that he could be wrong.
Why does he stay with it?
For the same reason our government darn well better be focusing on this possibility.
It is far and away the most dangerous to the US, and it could be catastrophic for some civilian or military target in the future.
What’s the danger if that plane is ditched in the Indian Ocean? Nada.