definitely not the same nakamoto
Then Leah McGrath Goodman's career would be in tatters.
Putting out such a story only for it to be proven to be false, would make such a laughing stock of her and the publication, that they would not dare take this risk unless they could back up their claim with verifiable journalistic grounds, if not outright evidence/proof.
It is the real Satoshi Nakamoto.
Of course he is. And to quote max keiser twitter:
I think people are upset because Satoshi is just a regular guy, so their visions of a super hero from another dimension has popped.