The statement is there, it was not proven to be misinformation, we just need the full raw interview to confirm.
Anyways, I don't see how any of this is important, it's just that I know some NH fans will be really mad if that was the case, so I found it amusing.
There's no contradiction.
SS was decided when the anime began. (2002)
Naruto started in 1999. NH could have been decided for a while because they published volume 11 (near Orochimaru vs Third Hokage).
I messaged OD, and she hasn't seen the raw for herself. She said that she can't even confirm the snippets we have are actually from the magazine yet because all we have are cropped photos anyway.
Everything is unconfirmed at this point.