Yeah, he was one of only four journalists given priority access during the preseason tour too, including travelling with the squad.
There's obviously - especially on Reddit - a big chunk of the fanbase who don't like him...but if he was just printing non-stop lies he wouldn't be given this sort of access by the club. Like, the club aren't just not freezing him out (not calling on him at press conferences etc, giving him bare minimum access) they're actively making him one of the club's most prioritised journalists.
BTW Mike McGrath, John Percy, Ducker, Wheeler and Reddy have all subsequently printed some variation today of the same story Luckhurst put out earlier (dressing room unhappiness, players unhappy with the manager/training/perceived favouritism)