Now, as I've always told , be careful about what you read online. There is a lot of fake news going around. I'm sorry to say that this sounds like one of those fake news stories. It's just too bloody and disgusting...
I've worked in business for a very, very long time and have seen rivals spread rumors and try to hurt people's reputations, but this? This is the next level lol. I think you should stop sharing fake news. Always be cautious and think things through.
We don't have to be sorry when saying or speaking the truth, and this does not just sound like a fake story, it's a full-fledged fake story, for if this was to be true, then by now, some trusted news outlets would have picked up the news by now.
What i see here, like i think someone already mentioned or said yesterday, the author this story probably played on stake and lost his or her money, which probably he or she is not happy about, and as a way to get back at stake, he or she had to make that fake medium account to post such rubbish as a way to try to get back at stake, unfortunately for him or her, he or she has not the required influence to make people have any atom of believe that this could be true and try to avoid playing on stake, he or she is just chasing clout.