The reasons are, as is the point of this article, more complex and therefore, answer B is correct here also. I feels right to assume trickery is at play, but in the context of the media landscape, the higher odds go to either an appeal to the simple-thinking majority, or to an attempt to lure viewers (a.k.a. impressions), which is precisely why your article is structured as it is. (And we’ll done, BTW.)