Note how desperately these idiots are, attempting to make each new statement more fantastic than the last.
This is the heart of gossip as well. That destructive habit centers around making the story more and more fantastic with each telling.
Both are based on the same problem. People with small worthless lives trying to synthesize importance or significance to their lives, even if it means putting someone else down to do it.
It's sad...and destructive.
Democrats particularly use gossip to further their agenda. With most of the media in their back pocket, it makes that most simple. The news media itself, after all, is based on the principle of gossip.