All I was trying to point out is that this kind of inaction to correct the record is a huge part of what give the conspiracy crazies their ammunition. Their insane shrieks of "cover-up" are given that much more credence. I did a lousy job of trying to convey that.
I can even understand why the FAA would be reluctant to correct the record - I sure as hell would have been reluctant to cooperate with that Clown Commission myself. But that old trite phrase about the cover-up being worse than the crime sort of applies, even though there was no cover-up or crime. If the FAA had fessed up quickly and corrected the record promptly, folks would have let them slide, recognizing that this kind of thing does happen. They bought themselves an awful lot of unwarranted misery with their delays.
Maybe you should address this conspiracy theory phenomenon head on. This may be way out there to you, but here's what I think. If you listen to Art Bell for a while you will hear a steady stream of people hawking their wares to a group of about 10 million people who are disposed to conspiracy theories. Listen long enough and you might realize that they all suspect the government, establishment etc and are promoting an alternate idea of reality, one that does not agree with the cosmology of the Bible. iow, it is Satan talking, promoting his Big lie, and no amount of information or logic will convince him.