They once said the same exact thing of Ana.
Won’t be the first nor last time something was stated that was either immediately rescinded or long since not the case anymore.
Clearly it’s not a self defense tool anymore as it is an offense. It hardly helps against a dive hero up close, dodging with far lax to-hit requirements than you and far harder DPS than you.
You get that a lot in this game. What they say and what actually is or becomes the case doesn’t consistently line up.
You have to take it with a grain of salt.