It’s not that they are stupid. It’s that their narrative is stupid from our perspective because we know better. From the viewpoint of pushing the narrative to the unwitting masses, who gobble this stuff up, it isn’t stupid at all. That’s the thing about propaganda. If you know the truth then it makes the reports look like they were written by morons, because YOU know it’s wrong. But it’s not meant to convince you. It’s meant to reinforce the narrative everyone else believes.