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So no accusation intended that you are part of some left wing cabal. Sorry if I sounded to accusational.
That being said there are organized groups with agendas trying to accomplish political goals. That's not conspiracy, it's fact. I wouldn't even say it's wrong. Part of our American system.
I think most of these groups are rather small and the public that are influenced by their press releases and statements and publicity stunts are not "in" on some conspiracy. Using tobacco as an example anti smoking groups staged "die ins" and a variety of other creative actions that made it a trendy thing to vocally dislike the tobacco industry. Journalists make reputations and money by growing an audience. Best way to do that is to cover trendy topics and be a little sensational. I think that leads to journalists being sloppy at best and fudging numbers at worst. The inaccurate story you were basing your oldest NFL vet comment on is a great example. That has nothing to do with your political affinity or some conspiracy. It has everything to do with bad journalism influencing public opinion. Sometimes to the point of tilting an issue into some governmental regulation.
I just have fears of seeing future NFL players wearing 2 foot diameter helmets and another 20 pounds of padding and I think public clamoring based on misinformation could lead to just that..