@desbearado I believe it does, a lot. The way social media directs us to things that actively causes conflict in our emotions is what slowly pushes people to go deeper and deeper down the rabbit holes.
Fox News is bad, but the constant reinforcement of the messaging from places like Facebook is even worse. Then it appears to come from family and friends and makes it easier to digest.
We, myself and my family, slipped down that rabbit hole. It makes a big impact, more than people think.