Related, but not perzackly the same... I believe to my soul that 90+% of the real over-the-top "birther"/"truther"/"KKK" type comments authors in major online news outlets are actually Statists or progressives attempting to discredit the pro-freedom cause.
A small lie told in service to The Truth is not only acceptable, it's praiseworthy. Kinda like NBC setting up tha GM pickup truck with igniters to make damned sure they'd get the effect they wanted to show. Or, showing FA firearms being used when describing the AWB. Can't let a few paltry and inconvenient facts get in The way of The Truth.