of course it's authentic. the folx with good politix live in a carefully curated reality where everyone agrees with them or gets silenced.
there's thread on the front page of reddit right now, the usual drivel with a literally who on twitter snarking about 50B spent on Iran war instead of free healthcare. those who'd committed the thoughtcrime of dividing 50b by 342m and suggested that 146 bucks per person doesn't buy much healthcare are downvoted into oblivion.
ai is simultaneously taking everyone's jobs and a bubble that's about to burst.
russia is simultaneously a bankrupt paper tiger on the brink of total collapse and the greatest threat to mankind on the brink of invading every wholesome democracy on earth.
etc etc.