So let's look at it this way. The top 1% is still the top 1%. That hasn't changed. Take that for what you will.
"The truth would put 99% of those in the hospital".
This seems like code to me. As in, "the 1%" elite know all the truths and hide them. 99% of the world wouldn't necessarily be hospitalized, the statement is pointing to who knows the truth and who doesnt?
Are You in the Top One Percent of the World?
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/050615/are-you-top-one-percent-world.asp