Again, says who? Again, who says the Jedi are secretive? Again, who says people haven’t heard their names? You. You can repeat it over and over and over again if you like until I get bored and just stop replying, but that won’t make it true.The jedi are famous in term if people knowing they exist. Look at various conspiracy tgeiries that have taken off last decade or so. That's without direct government intervention.
We the viewers at hone see the jedi close up. Jedi and Sith both obfuscate a bit even their basic knowledge devices can't really be accessed without the force.
The Jedi fought in the clone wars turns out they were traitors the Seperatists were lead by them. Once Dooku got killed the Jedi turned on good
chancellor Palapatine who caught the jedi assassination attempt (edited) on holofilm!!
They always been secretive and have rumored mystical ability beyond the even of us. Don't trust em can't control them.
There's your scape goat and your others right there.