Even if they retracted, isn't the damage already done? The problem with yellow journalism and sensationalism is that purportedly respectable institutions spin

Even if they retracted, isn't the damage already done? The problem with yellow journalism and sensationalism is that purportedly respectable institutions spin narratives that are dangerous. I'd be curious to see some empirical data on the impact of this story, i.e. how many users switched from WhatsApp to Signal or vanilla SMS.