The MSM and Hollywood idiots care not at all it was a hoax, and when it is confirmed as a hoax they will simply bury it and will move on to the next hoax event and promote it with the same ferocity.
The hoax serves the same purpose as a lying witness; it is an opportunity to advance the narrative.
A lying witness is always best to the Left.
Yup. Furthered their goal of portraying Trumpers as evil for a good two and a half weeks so it was worth the effort. Some call it ‘playing to their base’. Others call it outright lying.