"the roots of 'this ignorance' stems from misinformation and counterproductive advice found in popular media and information hubs on the Internet."

Exactly this same quote could be used for: "Covid is fake", Homeopathy, Anti-vax, "stolen elections", etc etc etc. But when America churns out youth under the "No child left behind" mantra (who are now currently voting age) , what else do you think would happen?