Media compared this phenomenon to the fable of "The Emperor's New Clothes." When illusion becomes intertwined with self-interest and inability to acknowledge misjudgment, truth becomes a secondary consideration: Many people need an "emperor," and worship the mystical powers of an emperor, thus unwittingly cooperating to build the myth.
輿論一般認為這種現象類似童話故事「國王的新衣」，當謊言與個人判事智慧、切身利益夾雜不清、混為一體後，是非成為次要，因為群眾需要國王、渴求國王的神力，因而不自覺地與國王共創神話。