If it were up to me, I would quit giving briefings to that bunch of spoiled brats or feed them a bunch of lies and let them run with it. Then tell them later that it was not what I said
Press briefings to that crew should be conducted by a janitor's assistant entering the room and looking around as if counting the house. Then he should leave followed by a 15 year old entering and passing around handouts and saying, "thanks for coming, the conference is over and we need to set up the room for ping-pong in 5 minutes.