Major news outlets reported they have never seen or talked to the plant in their lives, so they can only speculate on other possibilities, like its probably just Chia

When the Reddit Lounge Press Secretary was asked why the new agricultural report seemed to indicate it was moss and not chia, they had this to say:

"This administration will not stand for blatant antibryotism and baseless conspiracy theories. Nobody in MY party is trying to facilitate the growth of moss in Redditopia. If the report is true, you should be thankful anyway. Moss is the only thing keeping us safe from another Sporicide"

Fringe conspiracy subs are buzzing with accusations that the outbreak is a deliberate effort to compromise Redditopias national security. Photos of powerful individuals seen with moss growing on their phones, cars, computers, and even themselves circulated but never reached the news.

Perhaps the most concerning of the rumors claimed the spores have been enticing young girls to stay up past their bedtime. Flight logs show that many 9th graders have been late for school recently. Photographic evidence of young girls awake past their bedtime surfaced online but leading forensic experts working for The Department of Gas and Lighting refuted their authenticity, stating that "while users had seen reports and images, they must have been robotrippin, because we cant seem to find them online now. No really go look. Let us know if something is still there."

Rumors of "truckloads" of shading canopies being imported to population centers also emerged. The Reddagon dismissed these claims on the grounds they only ever found 2 totes full of shading equipment.

We asked the head of The Department of Moderation if they had any plans to deal with the moss, but it was the head of the The Department of Foreign Websites who interjected with:

"Bryophytes have a right to defend themselves. Have you condemned fertilizer yet? 15 is old enough to stay up late anyway I dont know what the big deal is, right mods?"

"Of course. Redditopia is a surface without a coating. And these are spores without a harbor. Would a moss bloom really be so bad? If it happened i mean."