"Denied", perhaps. "Debunked" goes a bit far for a comment that consists solely of the words, "It's not true".

Then someone asks what is true, and Ellen writes "I'm sorry, but I can't comment on an individual employee's situation."

I know this is much like watching E! entertainment, but wow reddit's management is hilariously bad.

I don't think it's bad. It's just not adapted to the kind of community it is managing.

I think the kind of "open" management recently seen with startups like buffer would really make things better if applied at reddit.