Indeed. For some more examples:
https://www.altnews.in/bjp-science-ganeshas-plastic-surgery-...
Let's talk of basic common sense, when people colombus discovered (if they consider it that way), America he called the native people as red-Indians, it's not that colombus was searching for America, but he indeed sailed to find India.
But what i consider Mahabharat, is a collection of stories teaching people how should one behave in life.
I don't remember the exact name of the character, but their is a person who thinks one should be good to everyone but later he realises one needs to fight and defend others when somebody is taking advantage of one's goodness. That's what they call as Dharma.