I think there is a decent chance: Fox News, talk radio Limbaugh types, Rupert Murdoch media, and even the likes of CNN have all been fomenting this for ratings

I think there is a decent chance: Fox News, talk radio Limbaugh types, Rupert Murdoch media, and even the likes of CNN have all been fomenting this for ratings and $ for decades. Fox and right radio have pushed insane junk that millions actually believe. It created the widespread tinder before social media.