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You had me going, there.

The evil bit is a real thing.

The bit exists in a packet. Its usage does not exist. At least, not commonly used for its "intended purpose".

For definitions of "real" that include April Fools jokes.

Actually there are some systems in the wild that block evil bit traffic https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/evil-bit-RFC3514-real-world-...