Yes, although I think the latter is carefully organised, probably by well-funded groups. E.g. /r/worldnews have 36 million subscribers, and I think it has more

Yes, although I think the latter is carefully organised, probably by well-funded groups. E.g. /r/worldnews have 36 million subscribers, and I think it has more influence than even big newspapers, and this is controlled by anonymous moderators, who for all we know can be a team working for the same organisation.