I don't know what you think was debunked on that thread, but it's over 600 responses, so I'm not going to search it to find out.
His name is Gerald Rivera.
No it isn't. His name is Geraldo Rivera. And early in his career he went by the name Jerry Rivers.
In that thread, it was said he was born Gerald Rivera. He used to be on Bill Boggs in NY in the 70's and he was using Geraldo Rivera then. I remember him as being a good reporter at that time. I've never heard him use Jerry Rivers.