If they were fake you think he'd say so.

I don't agree. First, you already have plenty of review copies out in the wild. You'd think we'd have corroborating proof if the leaks were real.

Second, I don't see how he can address individual rumors like this. You already have multiple controversial leaks. If he addresses even a few, he gets forced into playing whack-a-mole with the rest, along with whatever else people want to concoct between now and release day. If they're truly fake, there's no reason to create that sort of bad publicity.

And if they're real, the only plausible reason we don't have more evidence yet is that they're behind an area of the game that's currently locked for review copies. In which case we should have an answer shortly after release, and there's no reason to stir the pot until then. Unless you preordered, it's not hard to wait and see, and be outraged/relieved in the near future.