While the numbers and data points were available via the COMEX reports and other sources, the problem was the lack of concrete data tying unusual trading dynamics to off-market activities. Without this connection, analysts were forced to call it a theory.
Now, the mainstream media is normalizing the idea (or at least crystallizing) of gold market manipulation. However, they're still playing games by only providing the pertinent information on print media, not digital media. Therefore, only a small number of people are getting access to this critical admission by the mainstream.