[chessplayer]

Yep, it’s not a smoking gun, I guess it’s why it’s a question mark in the title of the article.

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Yes, they used a question mark, but if they didn’t actually think it was a smoking gun, they wouldn’t have used those two words.

[Lakeshark]

My take is they hope it can become a smoking gun via investigation.

One thing for sure, it doesn't look good, and it's correct to point that out.