I don’t kno why this is so complicated. It’s a matter of record. Either you received the medal or you didn’t. If you falsly claim to have received on, they you have commited fraud.
This is not puffery (the term for a salesman building up their product by saying things like “tastes great” or “goes on smother”) this is about a statment of fact, not opinion.
I don’t care if it DOES taste great! If it goes on SMOTHER, I ain’t eatin’ it!
So if you falsley claim to have gotten an eight point buck and it was really a 4 point should you go to prison?
If your false claim of getting an eight point won you a prize then that is fraud. Merely running your mouth is not.