PC Leftists love to smear almost anything. Unless I see the content, I cannot comment.
That is also possible.
The basis of this story sounds like a put-up job to me.
Anything except their own. For example the energy-intensive Al Gore household is "ok" because "he is doing so much good otherwise"
An small article about somebody I know appeared on the Internet, might still be on it. It obviously was of her since it had not only her name but her address of twenty years ago, college attended and degree earned. But it also contained stuff that was totally false. A visit to Paris (she has never been there), appearance on TV (again none), and quotes that she never made. Fortunately there was nothing bad but it did make her seem like a bragger to those who know her. She apparently cannot sue because she had something on MySpace