Sure, yeah the person that starts it controls the narrative, and then very soon after someone points out its wrong and the narrative changes. Fact checking is important, and you can't go a day on reddit without finding a post with comments claiming its fake. Enough people fact check now that I don't see any downside to witch hunts. They are either justified or proven wrong.
And yeah, no faith in authority, ACAB. Speaking of witch hunts, maybe you'll remember the George Floyd situation where none of the officers were even fired until the public outcry, and now they've been arrested. Faster than any case ever according to the city mayor. All because we got the situation of video.