re: #3 The Pie Overlord!
So I read this thriller novel by David Baldacci, in which the heroic FBI agent uncovers an eeville plot (which I will not go into, because spoiler) but in the end reveals THE TRUTH to the media, who expose the plot & the President decides to not run for reelection.
Ah, escapist fiction.
Like the end of the movie version of “Clear and Present Danger” when Ryan is testifying to Congress.