That's basicaly true of almost everyone and every political organization. Conservative, liberal, Good, Bad, or Ugly. Truth has little, if any, place in American politics, and honesty is almost unheard of.
Still ... some person did the story, and that person was given information by some person in authority. Whether the information was missinterpreted or embellished is important in knowing where the false story originated. Judgment should lie on the person or organization actually at fault, not the entire media in general.