User blog comment:D. Cello/Assassinews 10/11 -- Desmond's Ancestry Revealed/@comment-3466346-20111018051650/@comment-84.135.156.235-20111018201611

I don't see how this is a publicity stunt. It's simply clarifying a common misconception a lot of people have held up until now. Also, what the creators say is canon, whether it was in the game or not.