Alfred Pennyworth
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
There are certain “media personalities” who feel it’s their mission in life to stir the pot, stoke the fires of controversy and create mama-drama where none actually exists.
If these people happen to shout their nonsense at the right moment, their words can take on a life of their own. These fictional untruths get repeated, re-tweeted and quoted so many times they take on a quasi-truthfulness in the collective hive mind.
This is how rumors become “facts”, how ‘old wives tales’ become believable lore.