You made the wild and false allegation against these people, and you got called on it - you have the burden of proof.
I don't have to prove something that wasn't printed. No allegations, just an observation from the facts that were presented in the article. It's called analysis.
You were the only one to read something into it. In basic psychology it's a sign of guilt for something on your part.
I ,in turn, asked you to prove something you cannot prove...Deal with it.