Sadly, it’s an effective tactic.
I’ve had poorly informed youts tell me that “they had to start naming winter storms because they’re so much more powerful than before”.
After I was able to stop laughing, I’d apologize and tell them, “Whoever it was told you that; they LIED to you, made you sound like a fool, and you need to slap them so !@#%$ hard their mouth is permanently able to drool down their ass crack.”