I'm a huge Tesla and Spacex fan, but the way they delayed the news of the fate of the center core was very disappointing. I think Elon did tarnish his reputation of being straight forward with viewers.
Why? It was an experimental flight and he told everybody what happened at the press conference. It’s an incredible success in spite of what happened to the center core. All the SpaceX fans on the Internet seem to be thrilled except for one.