If you had bothered to read the story, it says it was an exclusive interview.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/exclusive-interview
A mere definition doesn’t necessarily tell a truth.
Anyone can say or write ‘exclusive interview’. It doesn’t mean that they and the interviewee aren’t lying or in cahoots with an agenda.
(Do you believe every ‘exclusive interview’ you read in the press? If so, I suggest you subscribe to the Washington Post or the NYT.)