afternoon for a while (which is why I asked about it in the OP), I did see that the WH press corp reporter by the name of Miller did acknowledge that he was apologizing to "other reporters" who had run with the story. That is evidence that the story went out.
I wasn't there at the time - it's why I asked.
It is another example of why we can't trust what the MSM is dishing out. They have an agenda.