He was accusing Karetaker of deliberately spreading fake news. That's not a query, it's an accusation. Karetaker was just passing on what he heard, he never vouched for it. It's offered "as is" as a rumour and these boards are full of them.

I didn't see the agitator jumping down the throat of the author of the "Vaughan to Leigh" rumour or any of the others we get. It's a personal vendetta with him/her/them.

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This is the original quote. I asked whether the source was someone who knew SB well so that I could judge whether I should take it seriously or not.
It is obviously up to karetaker what he posts, but it also legitimate to ask questions like this. A simple “yes” or “no” would give context. I genuinely don’t understand the reluctance to answer, or maybe i should treat the non answer as an answer?