You have a point and I think by now people (except the newbie which may be ignorance and also panic sell)should have understood that anyone can say falsely about Bitcoin to get the attention of the general public or to create some FUD in the market.
If we look at it from this angle when a project owner that sees BTC as a hindrance tries every possible means to take down and fail with the inclusion of the government and they find it to be inevitable. Technically, to that person, the project is dead because it's inevitable like demise which is the end of all humans.
Another side of this story is the negative impact of FUD. Some would say "take advantage of those who are panic selling" but in reality, those who are waiting for the dip would also suffer simply because the market price will continuously fall as more people fall into the 'story', sort of a "domino effect". Bitcoin by all means in this industry, is a 'strong' coin which is expected, always, to be back to its feet no matter how low its price get. But since all tokens including BTC, depends on market demand, it is still prone of huge problems regarding false news about this industry.
You have a point but there's always a solution to every issue if we can search dip.
Yes, those who are waiting for the may suffer if the market continues to dump but this is only applicable to short-term investors and for the long term there's no reason for the to suffer.
BTC and other altcoins are prone to dump through FUD news but another side of the story is that there's always something good about it because every market trend presents an opportunity.