The thread about this was already pulled, at least once.
Fake news.
The Times of London (conservative paper) does not usually print totally fake news. If they reported it, it’s worth at least discussing that they reported it.
Foreign Policy had an article about it a few days ago, too.
Oops! Now I see you meant the Tucker thing. Sorry for the confusion! And thanks for letting me know. I wondered how true it was, actually.