Almost certainly. Thus, using "amid" is flabby, and is a weasel word[1]. Either the story should present evidence the two are correlated so the headline can inc

Almost certainly. Thus, using "amid" is flabby, and is a weasel word[1]. Either the story should present evidence the two are correlated so the headline can include causation without qualification, or the headline should stop after the initial statement, then leave off everything starting with "amid". 1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weasel%20word https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weasel%20word