I thought you were referencing a South Park episode. Basically we achieved some technological advancement that allowed us to be in some intergalactic space federation. To test us they had some criminal land on our planet with loads of space cash. When the space cops came we lied including the rest of the world about taking the space cash. So we didn’t get to join the intergalactic space federation. Season 13 ep 6 pinewood derby if you wanted to check it out