Couldn't get away with it? It's a story as old as time. A brave knight defeats the evil dragon only to become a dragon himself.
Google or Meta couldn't pick up this line and start using it, but there's no reason that a startup with charismatic leadership couldn't fool some younguns.
Nowadays you could not get away with it. But once the meta shifts again there may be another timespan in which it is possible to run with it.