That article says exactly what I said :)
They linked to search results - in fact for multiple (opposing) candidates - from their old leaks.
Re:Getting Julian Assange: The Untold Story
by raverbashing on Sunday May 21, 2017 @11:16AM
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Ah I agree :) But it had some impact at the time
But what really did him in (I think) were the Canard Enchainé revelations