Lone
I would say that the original report was correct - re type of aircraft shot down, but, in the rush of the 24/7 media, the following happened:-
1. As suggested above, someone conned someone into paying money for some good good looking photos and the DM fell for it because the journos don't cross check or know what they are writing about.
2. The DM grabbed some photos because they "look good" and are the type that give a "buy me" signal to someone.