Not by people who know what they’re talking about. Quite the reverse. Sure, there are still cholesterol denialists about with their own following and …much like anti-vaxxers … they seem to have a strong presence in the internet echo chamber.
The role of individual lipoprotein particles in initiating atherosclerotic plaques…like Apo-b, for instance…is well understood. Of course, if it’s not measured (and it oftentimes isn’t), then the person with ASCVD won’t know a darn thing about it…or their disease status…if they listen to the cholesterol denialists and statin averse. Until they have their heart attack. Sudden cardiac death is still a common first sign of coronary artery disease, apparently.