Fraudian slip?

On the Columbia Journalism Review website today, editor Steve Smith of the Spokesman-Review, defended his use of anonymous sources who claim to have had gay sex with Mayor West:

Even if we had them by name, the allegation was spurious enough that it required additional investigation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language defines "spurious" as "Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false."

Hmmm... Keep talking, Steve.