Not just an inferred point, it's been explicitly stated before. In the longer form interviews (can't find everything in full at the moment), the context is the news media in particular, but it applies to the general public as well.

[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiaU8P9y-wU

[2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm5xxlajTW0 (short clip)

[3]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iTSgL_R1CC4 (another short clip)