Of course it was a big fat HOAX! They totally flopped with their protest and their boycott backfired big time! So they had to come up with a “reverse psychology” scheme to carry out their political agenda and “claim victory.”
Like they say—arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are at chess, the liberal will knock playing pieces over, crap on the playing board and strut all over the board proclaiming victory.
Playing chess with a pigeon. I like it. Good one.