> Even he later admitted that the original claims were fictitious

No, he did not. And nobody was claiming that Grayson reviewed Quinn's games beyond like a day or two of confusion, and none of the arguments made relied on that being the case.

> what they perceived as unfair privileges for women in the gaming industry than anything about journalism.

This is a false dichotomy. The entire point was that the journalism had a role in creating those privileges.

> No, he did not

Those were his words, I’m not sure why you’d expect your assertion to be more credible.

> nobody was claiming that Grayson reviewed Quinn's games beyond like a day or two of confusion

They spent a year lying about her “unethical” actions justifying all of the abuse, and it all traced back to that foundational lie.