Actually this is a common practice in business. Its known as a rollover or loan renewal. Companies (and Nations) often renew a loan or borrow the amount owed and use proceeds of new loan to retire the old debt thereby keeping the loan current and paying interest only
sales - cost of goods sold = gross profit (before expense)
There are profits and there are profits.
There are half truths and there are lies
I agree the media lied. What else is new and did you really expect the truth from these scumbags after all this time