I believe he was truthful. Why would he have randomly chosen Fallen anyway? Seems he had a lot of issues with a lot of people but I don't recall he had any problems with Fallen. But then again, I don't keep up with the PC or the interpersonal relations here. Maybe Fallen owed him money or something.
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men. Edward R. Murrow