It is a little early to dismiss this stuff as “fairy tales”.
We just do not have enough information either way.
Sometimes “the truth” does not miraculously appear at the time and place of our choosing.
“We just do not have enough information either way.”
What I’m saying is the filling in of the massive gaps in our information are some of the silliest fairy tales I’ve seen. This isn’t 50/50 facts and speculation, it’s more like 1% of a rumor and 99% blue sky fantasies.