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There is no evidence that the military officials knew that the erroneous version they initially reported was done so knowingly, is there? They may have had the motivation to do so, but unless there is an indication they knew the truth and reported otherwise, I'd have to give the military the benefit of the doubt. The media which didn't report specifics of the other, more truthful version were not in a position to independently verify either version at the time of the incident. Perhaps, the media could be criticized for putting too much credence on the official version. Still, the command officials risk losing credibility of other matters on which they report, if they frequently report falsified accounts. An assessment must have been made about the credibility of the other reportage. There is no indication in this article that the other sources had a strong track record of credible reporting.