Can you imagine if back in the 90s Slashdot had been full of people being like, "Bill Gates can solve a Sodoku in fifteen seconds!" without even a citation or v

Can you imagine if back in the 90s Slashdot had been full of people being like, "Bill Gates can solve a Sodoku in fifteen seconds!" without even a citation or video? What has happened to this profession that it's suddenly full of gullible folks falling for a billionaire's personal PR?