I think so.
This level of spin indicates "over the target".
The echo chamber gets - literally - a "Russia Russia Russia" / Trump paragraph of false claims
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followed by "Hillary didn't actually put pen to paper with Mr. Steele - so Nunes is a crazy liar" conclusion. But the point is: the Bezos Times felt it important enough to need to divert.
Google News is also running a "Purdue to stop promoting opioids to doctors" story now. q-power