If the latter, then that makes no sense at all, and in fact flies in the face of Sun Tzu's dictum about knowing your enemies, both in front and behind.
You don’t comprehend at a very high level the written word I’m afraid. Not a single extrapolation you have made is even remotely correct. For you to say I’m indicating these stories aren’t true is just breathtakingly absurd. I am saying, and I’m typing slowly to help you out, that these stories are OLD and we ALL KNOW THEM and that the sources quoted ARE HOPING YOU”LL SUCKER IN JUST AS YOU ARE DOING and that I am not doing it. So yes, ignore THESE stories - which, and I’m typing slowly again because I might lose you hear…..ignore them because THEY ARE OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD no duh OLD NEWS…..
Perhaps you shoulda taken more math and logic dude….I don’t deal in straw arguments…..or put another way, I’m 20 years ahead of you on Tzu’s advice.