We're so far down the Walton Penner rabbit hole here, that even trusted sources saying its not them, just further proves it is for some
Go back and read the stories written about W/P when they spoke about it with Kris Wigfield. Maybe you can clutch at straws and interpret his answer as diplomacy, which for me doent hold up anyway. But they were clear in their articles that the rumour was being dismissed.
Even though the wording of the answer may have muddied the water for some, I reckon they chat off the record too and they were confident in putting the rumour to bed.
Well they thought they were, but it won't go away