There is a difference between not having evidence and not providing evidence. My point wasn't even about the truthiness of the claims of either side, but rathe

There is a difference between not having evidence and not providing evidence. My point wasn't even about the truthiness of the claims of either side, but rather that if party A claims X, and then parties B and C just repeat the claims without being able to add anything - that's not news. That's just a person having allies who believe their claims. If Microsoft chimed in and said Timnit actually resigned, no one would write an article on that (besides for how bizarre of a statement that would be by another company), because no one expects Microsoft to be apprised of what happens between Google and its employees.