Or they knew the whole story was bogus and did not care.
Which story was bogus?
Obama Got Osama?
Obama Gave Osama A Muslim Funeral?
Osama Wasn’t Muslim?
Osama Was Behind 9-11?
Tora Bora 2002, is where the versions of virgins began their mergings. I don’t know who the Seal shot a killed on that May evening, but I never believed it was OBL.
As much as I like W, I think he also knew OBL was already dead, but used the spectre to move public sentiment. I forgive him. Sometimes, as with Pearl Harbor (maybe), benign deception really is necessary.