I vote "No". Let's not be paranoid. :)
Your vote has been duly recorded.
This is the first time it's been suggested that I had joined The Tin Foil Brigade.
Perhaps it's far-fetched, but I taped the show and viewed the close-up of Lauer repeatedly, then compared it with various variations on keffiyehs.
I don't think the posted photo of Lauer quite does justice to it. I think there was enough of a question to bring it to readers' attention and let them decide for themselves.
I was bolstered in that by the information I found, quoted in my report, to the effect that wearing "Palestinian support scarves" has become a hip thing to do in certain circles, specifically including "on talk shows."
Matt is a denizen of the hippest, chic-est circle of them all - Manhattan. If there's anyplace the trend is likely to be followed, it is there.