People who spread it will not register anything against their beliefs, its pure friend enemy politics.
Lest anyone thing Taibbi is some right wing partisan on this; here's some actual, honestly partisan reporting on recent developments here: http://ace.mu.nu/archives/396383.php
You could call him right wing for voting for Obama (first term) and then being a Bernie supporter in 2016. You can also call him for being a right wing nutjob for taking part in protests against the George W Bush invasion of Iraq.