There is no distortion in fact, Chillen. You can't pick and choose the facts you want to believe and disregard the rest to suit your fancy. Scientific analysis doesn't work that way.
The bottom line is the original post is flawed. There is no scientific evidence for any of the claims.
If X and Y look similar, people believe they are somehow related, whether they are or not. It's called the Law of Similarity. That is what has happened here. It's a confirmation bias, and bad scientific analysis, therefore, it is not rational.