I'm positive that they do. Maybe bit as a matter of policy, but I'm positive employees (writers etc) scour reddit. 

Aardvark

I believe show runners and story writers scour the internet, subreddits etc. to see what the fan theories are so they can tweak and adjust the story on the fly if things are too obvious

AskSN

What conspiracy theory do you belive is true.

I believe show runners and story writers scour the internet, subreddits etc. to see what the fan theories are so they can tweak and adjust the story on the fly if things are too obvious 