The Mexican immigrant turned Frito-Lay executive also knows our hunger for rags-to-riches stories.

Montañez claimed he invented the infamous Flamin’ Hot Cheeto that revolutionized the snacking industry. Now, Hulu and Disney+ are sharing the screen adaptation of that narrative, dubbed appropriately enough “Flamin’ Hot.”

There’s just one problem. It appears Montañez made the crucial part of the story up from whole cloth. …

It’s Fake News, the movie, yet it snagged the attention of a political team that has turned lying into an art form.

The Biden White House.

[They’ve turned stupidity into an art form, at least. No one can doubt that they’re flamin’ nuts. — Ed]