good thing that's not what happened. he was cremated outside his bunker after he died. that's what everyone believed and that's what probably happened
Because we should just believe the account the Soviets gave us. It's not like they're infamous for rewriting events to fit their political narrative/ends. And most people believe it, so that means it's
probably right. After all, the more people who believe it, the more it must be true. Entire populations of people have never been mislead!
Sorry for the sarcasm. But I think you get the point: argumentum ad populum.
I am ultimately agnostic on the topic of whether Riddler escaped or was cremated. I think anyone looking at the evidence presented should be, too. It's just too murky to say for sure.