1- It is well known (and undisputed) that a stylus traversing an LP groove causes friction. That it causes a static charge is an assertion I had never before heard.
2- As soon as it became available, I started using a Zerostat in an attempt to neutralize the static charge created on the LP I had just cleaned with a Discwasher (this was in the 1970’s). I found the Zerostat to be somewhat "fiddly" to use (that pistol had to be squeezed VERY slowly, lest it would just "click"), so was very happy when the far superior Nagaoka Kilavolt No. 103 was introduced. I still own and use it, a great product. Discontinued long ago, I don’t know where one could be found.
3- The problem of creating a static charge on an LP during cleaning was just about eliminated when I got my first vacuum record cleaning machine, a Nitty Gritty. It’s even less of a problem with my VPI HW-17F, as it takes but two revolutions to completely dry the LP, leaving a clean yet static-free disc.
4- I have NEVER removed an LP---it having been vacuum cleaned just prior to playing---from my turntable and seen or felt any evidence of a static charge created by the playing of the LP. Sounds like "fake news" to me ;-) .
