konjunktiv 1, first person singular perfect, should I use konjunkiv 2?

Question

I have read that if konjunktiv 1 is similar to Indicative mode, then use konjunktiv 2. Imagine verb Melden, in konunktiv 1 of it, first person singular, first person plural and third person plural , are similar to indicative mode. so I should use konjunktiv2 ?

for example:

"Zeitung berichtet, ich hätte es gemalt"

is this sentence correct?

Answer 1

Zeitung berichtet, ich hätte es gemalt

means

newspaper announces I've painted it

But you want to use Melden (announce)

So I'd write:

"Zeitung X berichtet, die Person Y meldete ABC" (if X assumes a proof of what Y said)

or

"Zeitung X berichtet, die Person Y hat angeblich ABC gemeldet" (if X does not approve of what Y said)

which is equivalent to:

"Zeitung X berichtet, die Person Y haette ABC gemeldet"