I'd say C. All of the above. They will not stick to one narrative. I'd hate to say this but they aren't dumb enough to only blame one source when two keeps the rage alive if one fails.
I usually go for movies the critics don't like but the audience does. I have not yet seen this movie but my fear is that now that Disney owns Marvel, they will destroy Marvel, just like they did to Star Wars. If indeed Captain Marvel is filled with political correctness, these numbers may be legit.
TheQuartering was pulling screenshots off Rotten Tomatoes showing how they had deleted something like 50,000 (!) negative reviews already (as of last evening, but think he posted afternoon) - not touching the super positive ones however... and still can't get more than 35-40 audience score...