It's a misquote. It's almost a direct quote from The Verge, except it misses the most important line ("but has since waffled")

Here's the full quote:

"A source close to Altman says the board had agreed in principle to resign and to allow Altman and Brockman to return, but has since waffled — missing a key 5PM PT deadline by which many OpenAI staffers were set to resign. If Altman decides to leave and start a new company, those staffers would assuredly go with him."

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/18/23967199/breaking-openai...