As a former investigative reporter I have admit this is poor journalism. The story is filled with inept reporting.
Had I been assigned such a story I would have quickly checked out the background of the woman reporting the allegations, called the camera company to check out infra red artifacts, Gotten a well regarded drone pilot to comment on the possibility of night flight in that back yard, and with all that information in hand I would have begged my producer to not do the story. In fact, I had dozens of stories over the years I killed myself based on a simple checking of the facts.
It's nothing new in TV news these days. It's always been this way. Speed of reporting with little checking, pressure to get something on the air, and knowing what attracts viewers. Pathetic, and all too common.