I don’t think Maria would report something that is fake news but time will tell.
Maria isn’t reporting first-hand knowledge.
As we have seen, even seemingly good journalists [coughLScough] can be taken in by those intent on misinformation.
And, sometimes its the good-guys for obvious reasons.
They don’t have to give MB a heads-up.
There was staffer that testified under oath, “I lied. I’m not compelled to tell the media the truth.”