I am sorry if this "outs" you in any way, but that was a risk you took when
you posted a unique, checkable story and made blatantly erroneous statements
about it.
I have no idea what point you were trying to make, but by either lying to us
or by not even bothering to do the barest amount of research before posting,
you have failed to make any point at all except one about the perils of Internet
information sharing.
Wow. Inkling, I'm getting the inkling you might need meds. Lying? Most sources say that lying involves intent, i.e., the deliberate intent to mislead. I don't think my post history shows any deliberate intent to mislead. You know, once my dad told me we were going to go to Disneyland that summer, but it turned out we were financially unable to go. I didn't realize he LIED to me; I thought it was an unfortunate mistake. Now, I'm going to have to give him a call 30 years later and get mad at him!
Should I have checked it out more closely? Yep; trusted the source AND the source's source...never a good thing, and I should have known better. And for that, I extend my deepest apologies to the board.
Perils of Internet information sharing? Peril? Hhmmm... I'm not understanding how you were put at grave risk or exposed to loss or harm by the post.