I never read the Washington Compost, and therefore didn't get the story there. Make no mistake, the lie is the responsibility of the entire media, which spread it, and in many cases, reveled in it, then didn't bother too much with the truth when it came out months later.
I don't blame Lynch for the lie, either. But she could, and should, and hopefully will in her book/movie, acknowledge the lie as a lie, and give the credit for the heroic acts of that night to those who carried them out.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!