Very easy to clear up since the several interviews for that article were apparently recorded. If it is not on the tape, then it didn’t happen, Time should apologize.
The Donkey Party and the Deep State (is there any difference or distinction?) operate in a truth-indifference zone. The truth is whatever they say it is at any given time, changing fluidly as needed without public announcement or institutional shame or embarrassment.
It’s really a new day in Orwell’s America.
2024 is looking to be one hell of a rollercoaster ride.