I've heard this claim several times, but I've never seen any concrete evidence presented either for or against the idea.
Here is the most recent response I found: https://reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/iyvarp/various_writers_who_write_from_or_sympathize_with/
In summary for the answers over the years, direct evidence can be hard to find, but there are some documents and quotes which suggest that influence did exist. It depends on what you’d consider “concrete.”