When there is very little financial upside in being transparent and honest, then, as
Charlie Munger asserts "show me the incentive, I show you the outcome"
Until a watershed occurs and society accepts that there are other virtues, far more important than increasingly large profits from a finite planet, then companies, politicians and the society in which they exist will require 'brand experts' to tell them what and what not to say. All said with the best legal minds ensuring no admission ever results in a financial loss through litigation.
In times of Universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act-George Orwell.