Grandmillenial FB Friends

Does anyone have any insight into how she became the revered, independent finisher on the GM FB page? There were dozens of posts of adulation and support. Negative comments crept up long before the epic blow-up, but they were always censored (I mean removed).
Was she paying off PL who is one of the 2 admins of the FB group? What’s her relationship with PL? Something smells fishy as she was extraordinarily protected in that group? Inquiring minds….