I don't really see the point of your comment, besides to express some sort of overly pedantic characterization of push vs pull event propagation techniques.
You're the one making the distinction.
Am I? I don’t have a horse in this race.
I responded because I felt the “Did anyone really think” comment was arrogant and dismissive. I provided examples where a layperson could easily reach that conclusion.
They do imply a push. A pull would mean that things mightn't spread across the internet in the event no-one requested them. Those statements do imply that things just get spread across the internet automatically.
Can news propagate?
If someone claimed that in 48 hours everyone on the planet would've heard some news, that would imply a push, yes.
"By 48 hours, the news will have spread around the globe." (a more natural phrasing than propagate in the context of news, but I think pretty identical in implication) does not imply a push model, I just completely disagree with you.