Yeah, mistakes like that are probably one more reason why it would be wise to copy the headline exactly as it is shown on the article being posted, as requested in the HN guidelines.
Actual headline: "State Dept. official took Mediterranean trip paid for by tech billionaire"
The article says Patrick Collison did this. Patrick Collison is the billionaire cofounder of Stripe.
Patio11 is Patrick McKenzie, who is a different person, and in general seems like not the kind of person who would ever be willing to do bribery like this.