At the very least she's extremely irresponsible considering the seriousness of the accusation. If she didn't know the woman's comment was preposterous, then she's ignorant. If she knew the woman's comment was preposterous, then she's a liar.
All scenarios are bad for her.
Yep, stuck between being viewed as ignorant or inaccurate is not the place you want to be as a candidate. Worse, in my personal opinion, is that no matter which one is true, she was uncritical in either scenario, and that is exactly the kind of thinking that I don’t want in a leader.