January 26, 2025 12:27 pm CT The Kansas City Chiefs have been the target of a prolonged smear campaign on social media sites recently, and the bellyaching among the team’s detractors seems to have reached a fever pitch this weekend. To hear some fans tell it, the Chiefs are constant beneficiaries of perceived favoritism among the NFL’s referees, who always side with the defending Super Bowl champions—especially when it comes to roughing the passer penalties. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 26, 2025 It is unclear whether Schefter actually believes the bizarre conspiracy, or if he is just trying to drive engagement on his social media channels. Either way, many notable members of Chiefs Twitter gave their two cents about Schefter’s bogus narrative. Take a look at what they had to say: Top Reactions I get why the anonymous account are feeding this: They get paid off of engagement & that’s their hustle. But for @AdamSchefter, who makes *9M a year*, feed into this on arguably the single best day of football of the year, just to satisfy the algorithm, is a disservice to fans.