That “debunking” thing reminds me of an old, old, Steve Matin/Dan Akroyd bit from when Saturday Night Live was funny.
They played the “Wild and Crazy Guys”. In one exchange, Steve tells someone, “In the old country, if you want a divorce, you just say, I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you, and then you spit on their shoes.”
All the media has to do is say “That has been debunked”, and it’s proven not true. They don’t even have to spit on our shoes...
It’s you throw dog poop on her shoes.