: Exactly the faulty recollection stuck in peoples heads I was thinking of. As
: I remember it, Frankie did not lie about anything with regards to that CEA
: subject. He was answering truthfully to a question at that time. CEA
: production or whatever it was, started after the question was asked.

: His response is also on GAF, somewhere.

: People like Frankie have to coach every word they say when speaking to
: gamers. Deliberate lying when silence will do, is unreasonable. Especially
: for a professional who wants peoples trust.

Especially when you know that the lie WILL be unveiled at some point. It is very bad business/personal decision to willingly lie to fans. And probably not that smart if you think it could be mistaken as a lie. Tinfoil hats come in when people think that if statements are shown false, and the speaker apologizes, then it "must have" been a lie, because they "must have" known the truth.
It gets questionable of course, but IMO in the context of community management, give'em a break! On a corporate level - that may be different. But for people wanting to please the community, there is zero reason for someone to deliberately lie when it'll be revealed as such in time.