necessarily lied about it. That would require that 1) there was, in fact demand for it (which I believe there was and is), and 2) they knew that there was sufficient demand and stated otherwise. It is possible, without evidence to the contrary, that the statement in question actually reflected the general belief among the powers that be.
Again, to legitimately accuse one of lying, both aspects of the said statement must be true. I've never been shown proof on the second point of Carrie Jenkins statement. I've seen many say "it just makes sense" or that its only reasonable that they were lying, but that is dependent upon making an assumption of fact--based upon one's own perception.