Note carefully the timeframe involved here
You should always presume any person working for the MSM is a dishonest and dishonorable, that any statements they make to you are dishonest and/or dishonorable and the motive for any attempt to contact you is dishonest and dishonorable.
All that is a start but most important of all as I have said many times NEVER TALK TO THE MSM UNLESS YOU HAVE A CAMERA RUNNING FILMING THE EXCHANGE WHILE YOU DO SO!
Closing thought: I suspect six months ago that tweet would have been flagged for disinformation.