The impulse to rebut the distorted criticism from stat is understandable.
The best way for Cydy to do that is with precision and specificity. Whatever was published that is inaccurate has to be carefully discredited with exact and precise facts.
Avoidance of expressing a sense of frustration or personal criticism against the writer will improve the persuasiveness of the rebuttal.
It is natural to be put on defensive, but that emotion should be checked.

‘If you can bear to hear the truths you’ve spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools..’
Kipling