More charitably, in the context of social science and medicine, there’s quite a lot of stuff that’s still under dispute or has only weak evidence pointing one way or another (including the linked post) and choosing to favor the interpretation you find more convenient for political reasons doesn’t quite seem to qualify as lying.
It does if you proceed to accuse opponents disputing that interpretation of being anti-science.
It does if you proceed to accuse opponents disputing that interpretation of being anti-science.