A study reveals that nearly half of TikTok's sinusitis-related videos contain misinformation, mostly propagated by non-medical influencers. This poses risks as viewers may turn to ineffective treatments instead of seeking professional medical advice.
I would call it blown out of proportion when it was treated like an epidemic when it was little more than a few people who ever did it. Most just joked about it, and taunted the old fogeys who got bent out of shape about it.