It may very well not be normal, however for three years now I have heard people screaming some variation of wolf ad nauseam. Whether it be a russian wolf, an orange wolf, a ready to start WW3 wolf or whatever else you can think of. It is just so incredibly tiring because as of yet there has been no wolf to speak of..
If only a crime was a vote instead of investigation. People won't look kindly at this period but I'm afraid it will not be as you claim - the virulent insanity will be remembered for a long time.