https://groundzeromedia.org/5-6-21tales-from-the-underview-the-mk-ultra-terrestrials-w-nancy-lumbis
Of course Manipulation+and+Deception can be perpetuated from a human level, but it might also be orchestrated from a Cosmic Trickster level as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickster#Mythology
https://lonerwolf.com/trickster-archetypes
https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2012/10/the-trickster-and-the-joker