Yes they did[1], and a link to that article was published on an 'extremist' forum, triggering the inclusion of the domain in the filter.
[1]http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-distro-tales-you-c...
[1]http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-distro-tales-you-c...
Your explanation has no sense, sorry.