Good vid. I happened to stumble across a similar video yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JurplDfPi3U

I suppose in some cases it's wilful misrepresentation in order to secure funding - both from states and private investors, and in other cases, like science writers, it's a case of not really understanding the situation.

The Wikipedia article is predictably confusing. It's not enough to distrust Wikipedia on political matters. It's also important to not trust it when there's a lot of money involved.