If you're Robert Reich, you can! You can make up anything, and someone will submit it to HN to waste everyone's time!
How is spreading misinformation looking out for the workers?
Can’t say I agree, though. I don’t recall ever having seen one of his posts on HN, and a cursory search suggests they’re not even upvoted that much. Highest I found was under 30 points. But my methodology is flawed, as I basically searched for the name.