In Ephesians 2, Paul almost casually mentions that the devil is the prince of the power of the air and I think that this is a literal description. It seems that fear, chaos, craziness and deception are borne upon the very air we breathe -- gone viral, as it were. That, I postulate, is no coincidence.
I think his most powerful tool is the diversion of attention available... so easy to go down the rabbit holes....