Lets run down the news companies that have covered this.
Orlando Sentinal
The Mirror
The Sun
NY Post
Metro News
Yes there have been tons of comic and youtubers who have jumped on this as the story grew. In fact that is how news media works . The Sun and the UK press 1st picked this up , it spread to our country and so forth because of the internet. Youtubers themselves (many I agree and disagree with) soon picked up on it.
Its how media works today . The news covered it there , more picked up on it and it exploded.