There's only one on-the-record source, and he only discussed hypothetical scenarios with the reporters. The other thing we know is that every time Apple, Amazo

There's only one on-the-record source, and he only discussed hypothetical scenarios with the reporters. The other thing we know is that every time Apple, Amazon, and Supermicro told the reporters there was no such chip on the motherboards, the reporters took this as evidence of a huge coverup. Basically, the reporters believed what they wanted to believe, spinning conspiracy theories to explain the lack of actual evidence.