There was a news conference. All the wires were there. There are direct quotes. AP and others are all confirming this.
What's the problem?
There is no problem. AlJazeera is not a reliable source for news. I'll probably believe an article from AP and Reuters without verification from another source. I will not believe an unverified story from AlJazeera. The poster of this thread found other sources to verify this story, I now accept it as true.