My best guess is that people are crazy/stupid/desperate enough to believe what ever they're told, just like it's always been. How the hell did religion become so popular? I mean that is some far fetched shit right there.

Studies have shown that people want to believe in things so much that when confronted with solid valid proof that their belief is wrong the they cling even harder to it and become fanatical.

I agree with you but there is a lot of shit the government does that doesn't make any fucking sense. They mostly seem to call things by made up names so they can do something different and hope no one pays too much attention.