That's how you get information. Someone is interested to spread the info for a selfish reason.

Also when you hear politician A did scandal B. That's actually the team of politician C putting pressure on A.

Or when you hear a German car company having trouble with fulfilling US safety guidelines. That's one or more US car companies trying to fend off a competitor.

The world is a selfish place. But thanks to that competition between different parties even normal people like you and me can gather some info about it.

It was, duh.