This is a great point and the reason why I steer away from Internet drama like this. We simply cannot know the truth from the information readily available. Digging further might produce something, (see the Discord Leaks doc), but it requires energy that most people won't (arguably shouldn't) spend uncovering the truth.
Dead internet theory isn't a theory anymore.
The fact that we don't (can't) know the truth doesn't mean we don't have to care.
The fact that this tech makes it possible that any of those case happen should be alarming, because whatever the real scenario was, they are all equally as bad