So, in this case, this one case, the media does excellent work?
This article could have been much better (like explaining how a quitclaim works) and given more details.
It's hardly an "excellent" article.
But it does contain assertions that, if false, are easily checkable by consulting publicly available records.
If this article is made up, they've handed the subject a readymade, slam-dunk libel judgment.
You must have some very nice relatives, or you are very young. We have an average decent family and nice friends; yet I’ve seen versions of this behavior — usually from the in-law wife pushing behind the scenes, in many families.