I am very concerned. The average person seems scared to make realistic conclusion based on very observable information, almost requiring a perceived authority to first point out the obvious in order to see the problem to begin with.

Still we should keep trying to push to get as "official" proof as we can get, if not because it helps barring against bad actors who are trying to discredit reason but also because for some reason the fascist is particularly more upset about this then other things. If he had any ability to keep himself together and coordinate with intelligence he could have swept this under a rug much easier.