"This information was never put forward as fact, and this was recognized rather clearly by the real journalistic media outlets"

Then why have there been so many people making comments on G&M confident that the contents of the 'Russia blackmailing Trump' dossier were authentic? They're here in this article's comments section pretending as though they don't have egg on their faces. Did these people lack objectivity before, or did they feel the same way then, but didn't care because the information provided them an opportunity to push propaganda sentiments?
How come you are capable of presenting such a recognition only after the public consensus has swayed dominantly to the expectation that this information is fictional? It had many overt appearances of being fictional before, too, and many people were pointing out how ridiculous it was, and that its most damning content was actually fan-fiction originating from teenage crazy forums 4chan.