The Getting Building Fund had already agreed projects by August 2020 according to this from the department of (drum roll) Levelling Up!

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/getting-building-fund

There may have been many other examples of the fund being used "properly", and the original article may well have been designed to "enrage" as you put it.

That doesn't alter the fact that the article appears in my opinion at least to be factual. The only person unapologetically spreading untruths her would appear to be you - "It looks like this project DID NOT receive levelling up funding."