There was always plausible deniability, there is plausible deniability, and there always will be plausible deniability.
Some try to trick in thought that because there is now not a proven connection Q is fake, while there never was and will be a proven connection.
The many coincidences may let people think (rightly) otherwise tho.
Right …step 1 misleading …step 2 screwing them, bigtime with flipping narrative MSM
Many thinkinkable scenarios possible tho, after the fist bending the truth/misleading them.