If physical evidence (original uninterrupted video) is not made public...this is how you destroy the game of pool forever.....Having a huge media giant like NYT print a story that turns out to be unsubstantiated or found to be false, ends all credibility for the game of pocket billiards.
Player credibility is a big reason why this game suffered from success in popularity as a skilled sport or legitimate competitive sport.
Delay in the release of a video (for whatever the reason) has already done tremendous damage to the game!