I saw some reviews of other aero bikes where the fork was quite wide but it was to aid aero properties rather than to fit wide tyres: they said the wheels' spin causes turbulence around the forks so they made the forks further away from the wheel .
They build a concept bike and stick it in the wind tunnel with the kit they are looking to fit. They mess about with it and come up with a pile of options which can improve aerodynamics. Some of these options would result in the characteristics of the bike changing which will affect handling or speed or comfort. The end result is that they compromise to get the balance they want.
That means that some will have wider forks to avoid turbulence, whilst others will be to cater for wider wheels/tyres.
My Ridley Noah SL has a split fork with a channel through the centre in two sections each side. The idea being to fit reasonable width wheels/tyres with the fork fairly close. The channels agitating the air after it comes over the tyre and breaking up any turbulence. At least that’s what they say. Looks cool though.
