I say CNBC "falsely" reported this because hot fusion technology has been in existence for many years (see the Lockheed Martin patent below for starters). It was kept under wraps because hot fusion energy would provide extremely low-cost electricity for the masses while gutting the fossil fuels industry whose existence is necessary for US dollar hegemony (see full explanation below). Hot fusion, in other words, had to be suppressed in order to maintain oil dominance ?" and petrodollar dominance ?" in the global economy. Why oil-based global energy is critical to the survival of the US empire and its weaponized dollar currency