Yes, misinterpretation is incorrect. Misinterpretation: failure to understand or interpret something correctly.
But nobody did that on purpose. Especially not tugais who wrote that summary on the whole interview, who is more from the "razbam-fanboy" side, as he made all this good publicity for free. I can't check it either, so for me it's a "he said - she said". His version makes more sense for me, if you look at the past and present situation.
Regarding the timeline: