This is all for public consumption, very possibly to see how the public reacts.
No one knows for sure what exactly is going on behind the scenes. That’s one reason most noted sources in publications and news outlets are “anonymous or generally unspecified”, who can’t be verified, and, then, we have one-liner tweets from various people adding fuel to fire (hysteria), later changing their story and their ‘misinterpretation’.
Isn’t it interesting that at this point in time we have the benefit of instant communication though the use of the Internet... And the left is taking this opportunity to use this amazing vehicle to disseminate outright lies and propaganda.