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I absolutely agree. If you look at Atlantic hurricane statistics reaching back to the 1920s it’s apparent that hurricanes aren’t actually becoming more frequent or more intense. This headline sounds like the NYPost suggesting falsehoods to support a narrative and offloading responsibility for those falsehoods onto a vague “majority of Americans”.

Most Americans probably think news quality is getting worse.

When those Americans vote their beliefs do hold demonstrable weight.

These things may all be true, but remember that these people also vote, so you can't just casually dismiss them.