It’s pretty common.
I know that John Oliver is a bit of a “lightning rod,” for many folks, but he (or his staff, really) does his homework. He did a segment on it, some time ago: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ezv8sdTLxKo
He’s a lightning rod only because some people get unnecessarily triggered by facts that don’t fit their world view.
He’s a lightning rod only because some people get unnecessarily triggered by facts that don’t fit their world view.