I have faith in the professional conduct of a normal person in that situation, yes. Given that no one can offer [i]any[/i] proof whatsoever that it did, in fact, happen, I see no reason to jump to conclusions. Sites make up BS like this all the time to increase views/ revenue. In other words, I'd rather put my trust in Bungie than the murky ethics of wannabe journalists.

By that logic we should disregard all written interviews as complete crap. And given Bungie's track record I don't find the interview entirely impossible. I would be very willing to believe that it was embellished upon though.

No. I believe they should be taken with a grain of salt. Or 10. Or 50. No sane and sober human being behaves that way in an interview.