Absolutely. Why do you think the news reports on CBSNBCABCNPR all sound the same, cover the same stories, report them is essentially the same way? They follow, and always have, the lead of the NYT, the "newspaper of record". The NYT is a primary fount for the poisonous misinformation which has been flooding this country since at least the 50s.
So we know the NY Times works with the Dem party which in turn knows they can print anything, which in turn the rest of the media will just print as if it were the truth. Which then the idiots repeat these lies on social media to their friends thinking they are smart.
This country is really in such trouble, and the last 8 years have made it much worse.