Assuming it is, then maybe Kucoin has their own vested intenrest in feeding the tether fud. I just have a hunch that wllet mantance is the best they can do without risking some kind of legal challenge. All of a sudden that stable coin USDC is worth 1.06 while tether is down to 0.96.
I haven't done enough resaerch to be sure, but how many times have we had the tether line spun? lets be honest it always drops in a bull run.