It's the race to put out the first narrative, the story that has the best chances to stick even after the truth is found out.

I remember after Trump got shot someone put out that Trump said 'fuck fuck fuck', and I can't find that story now. That one was out there for only 10 minutes before deleted and didn't work because the video of Trump getting shot was widely distributed, and people heard him saying 'fight fight fight'.

She probably had it burned to collect insurance and build somewhere else.