Well the Pentagon has flip flopped on this position already couple of times. Dana White did say he lead the program, and that AATIP was about UFOs, then Susan Gough came and they backpedalled. Her claims that AATIP was not a UFO program were investigated and shot down by Tim McMillan and his article a year ago, and she responded said they were revisioning another stance and explanation and it would come soon. Over year has passed, it still hasn't come, they probably hoped things would die down, no such luck. I guess Scoles didn'read that article or the response.
I'd be very wary with the source that has already flip flopped.
And just recently Senator Harry Reid, the initiator of the program has confirmed that Mr. Elizondo was the real deal. I think he would be aware if the guy was a fraud. MJ Banias and Tim McMillan also claim to have seen the documents that proof Elizondo's position, as probably have Bryan Bender of Politico, 60 Minutes journalists and NYT journalists.
Luis Elizondo has recently tried to initiate another IG investigation to these claims trying to paint him in false light, apparently.
Danny Sheehan: 2nd Major IG Investigation Initiated by Elizondo
Kloor is a corrupted journalist and an ass. And he despises anything to do with Ufology and UFOs, so he already has a high personal bias.
And Scoles... well shes more neutral, but it's pretty clear she also doesn't take much of these news or the field seriously. Maybe she will when/if we get more evidence, we all want that after all.