There was a one of them stats data collecting things going a few weeks ago that was showing that Everton and Evertonians fans are more active on Twitter than any other club, Everton gets tweeted more often than any other Premier League side it seems.
When you think about it if that applies to the rest of the internet writing crap about Everton is going to generate more clicks for the media than most other sides, OK i am sure Manchester United and Liverpool have more "fans" (part timers mainly) then Everton but most of them won't really interested in what is going on at the club in the background in the same way we are. I totally get why the media are doing this at the moment, Everton and Chelsea involved is a dream for them, no wonder they are making stuff up on a daily business.