Through a combination
of sloppy journalism and copy / paste social media sharing, these projects have became synonymous with the original Monero, prompting a lot of users to falsely believe their beloved cryptocurrency was splitting like Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash did.
I think blaming Fiat for Alfa's travails in the 70s is a little harsh... they didn't take over until around 86...
sloppy journalism;)
In the end, it was the combination of Butler's
sloppy journalism — combined with the magazine's impressive circulation of 250,000 and the irony of all their chest - thumping about bullshit - busting and «smart, fearless journalism» — that clinched it for MoJo.