They know exactly what they are doing. They have followers who are cemented in their view against Trump. They use this type of headlines and articles to further cement that.

The goal of the DS is not to discredit Q or the "far right", it's to cement those who have no interest in removing themselves from the system.

Think of it like the jabs. The system knew there would be a number that would never get it. So they focused on who would then they dropped it.