I wasn't calling you a liar, I just assumed that he would pick desert over forest, but it could also be that everyone sent wore forest in a desert environment.
I think maybe the issue with the news is social media making every comment, right or not, instant fact. True, there is a lot of spin to make nothing into something, but I could post a meme saying a politician of whatever group said or did something and people would believe it, because they want to believe it.