Note that it wasn’t just Tim who woke up to press inquiries. I was contacted by the same people. (One of them was dishonest by not revealing his press affiliation.) I responded the same as Tim said and I believe I had at least as much of a hand in quieting this down as Tim had. (Tim knew this, as we exchanged email about the incident, but I’m glad he didn’t want to reveal my personal involvement.)
Also it was my contacting Łukasz that caused my post to be unhidden. (Other moderators didn’t respond.)