Absolutely , but also it came from the top and it was protecting the left so the press did not want to look very deeply. What was surprising was how freely those writing the dismissals talked in their back channel coms that they knew they were "just following orders" not the facts. Although I disagree with a lot of his ideas RFK jr just nailed it in his writing on covid from its origins to the vaccine corruption to masks and closing schools .
The coverup of Hunter Biden's laptop and the vast array of crimes he conveniently documented on his computer were stuffed into the closet by the press to protect Joe Biden and the greater problem, the army of influence peddling lawyers, fixers and spinners and their partners in crime in various government departments and agencies.
This is a sample of the corruption. Louie Freeh, Hunter and gang are working to assist a client, JP Morgan, get $2.4 Billion out the back door of the Treasury with help from a an array of elected and appointed officials. Even better there would be no visibility of the event.