I know nothing of the particulars of this situation, but you are committing a simple error in your reasoning.

The purpose of PR isn't to tell the truth. PR people don't get fired for lying.

The purpose of PR is to make whomever is paying you look good. Sometimes, that involves telling the truth. Sometimes, that involves telling a highly cherrypicked, out-of-context subset of the truth. Sometimes, that involves torturing the truth beyond any recognition. Sometimes, it has nothing to do with the truth.

We don't happen to live in a just world.