You know, if it were SIX MONTHS ago, I'd have to agree with you, but this was posted on the 17th, 2 days ago.
It's hardly the kind of information the FReepers would let lay around for 6 months before posting and discussing it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1504277/posts
I was referencing the age of the story (published Sun., May 1), not the date of its last posting on FR.
There was a brief mention of it at the time (in the spring), and just a few posts-- one said something to the effect of "I hope it's not true," then a number of others outlined the logistical infeasibility of the alleged situation. It didn't get much attention, for some reason. It was discussed a bit more on other conservative forums, but was also quickly disproved.