The article has three different examples from three different users, so I’m confused by you saying “their journalism is pathetic” when you were completely wrong with your “based on a screenshot someone sent them and their word that it didn’t say that it was an ad.” I wonder if you actually read the article and looked at the sourcing. I don’t think you did.
It’s not rushing to defend anyone, it’s saying this “journalism” is pathetic.
The article has three different examples from three different users, so I’m confused by you saying “their journalism is pathetic” when you were completely wrong with your “based on a screenshot someone sent them and their word that it didn’t say that it was an ad.” I wonder if you actually read the article and looked at the sourcing. I don’t think you did.