Experience shows that astronomers try to be honest about any 'hazard'.
It is the media and the government who control what is revealed to the public.
Of note is that governments have built NEAR (telescopes that watch for Near Earth Asteroids, comets, etc) Stations all over the world.
The problem is that fast rocks with no headlights are hard to see, and there are an almost limitless amount of 'tracks' they can take.
Besides, most of the NEAR meteor info is available to the public rite-cheer.
Recent & Upcoming Earth-asteroid encounters: At bottom of page.
Ya they're all Republican...In fact, Astronomers are "Saint like"...They don't go to bars, get drunk, punch each other out, vote Democrat, buy their kids Red Rider's or vomit on the in-laws porch. etc., etc.
They plant bushes and massage sod.