If he's lying about it, it's not bogus. The selection of President is about more than issues. It's about picking someone who can handle the job. Handling the job takes character, and lying, especially a deliberate fabrication, rather than just a throwaway boast in idle conversation, does not indicate the kind of character needed for the job.
So what's bogus is the idea that character doesn't count. That was Slick Willie's line wasn't it?
Name one major news media outlet that is going to report this accurately besides FOX?