That's nice, and rational, but 'Narratives' I believe are more often than not misleading and are used to contextualize towards advocacy instead of journalism.
I factually believe Lindell is a hustling liar, but just because that's true in general, doesn't mean that everything he says or presents is fabricated.
Part of a scheme to misrepresent? Almost assuredly, but however unlikely, it's possible he might have uncovered some legit China attempt to interfere in something, after all, we know they do that. So it's a matter of perspective and context.
A little bit of historical context is really important, but I think we need to be careful about it.
This article in particular is very confusing and poorly written sadly.