Wouldn't it? What about the TV stations repeating it, or any other platform available? I didn't realise social media was so new!

The situation says more about the deep division and anxiety within society that made it possible than social media being a cause.

The Jan 6 insurrection were organized almost entirely on social media, not the news. The news was barely talking about a "stop the steal" rally in dc on Jan 6 before it happened.