I love it! Our son did something similar. In the 2nd grade, his teacher told us of something disruptive he did in class. We asked him about it, and he said he didn’t do it. So my wife asks, “So your teacher lied to us?” To which our son replied, “No, she told you historical fiction. Which means it didn’t happen, but it could’ve.”
Agreed. Tricking fish is not a sport.