No I haven't, but it wouldn't surprise me. In todays age, there are few reporters who will do the right thing
They hear some off the cuff garbage at a party that some guy got from a factless website, and they absorb it into their psyche like gospel.
Later they write a story and throw it in to juice the story and it has never been verified. But they have the mind set that it's the truth.
Look at Dan Rather. He was so convinced of the lie that he didn't need facts or evidence or research.