I'm neither convinced that Alexey Solonsky made the Richard Bracke profile nor that it "fooled" anyone. It would be downright stupid to use your own photo on a social media site and identify your employer but use a fake name.

I have a strong suspicion that the profile was set up by someone other than Alexey Solonsky.

Using fake identities are worrying if they are used on the whitepaper or official company web pages. Using a different name on a social media site is relatively common. The way that the profile is presented makes me very suspicious about who would benefit from making such an obvious link to the profile.

Some murky tactics have been used by both sides of this dispute.