Newsmax isn't the greatest, but the article refers to a Fox News Rita Cosby interview with Terri's siblings. It's possible the siblings are wrong, but Newsmax isn't wrong in reporting it.
NewsMax didn't report the statement as a quote of someone else's belief. Nor did it bother to do a simple search to confirm this "fact" before printing it.
It reported it as a fact.
I understand that many people here believe anything that NewsMax prints, but it's not a reliable source of news, in my opinion. This situation only confirms that.