Of course it's common for ideologues to say false things about history in order to sell their beliefs.
Christopher Hitchens, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and many others have done the same. They claim that Hypatia of Alexandria, Giordano Bruno, and Galileo were martyrs in the war of Christianity against science, when in fact this was not the case. By ignoring the facts, they recruit long-dead people as symbols for their cause.
https://historyforatheists.com
Christopher Hitchens, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and many others have done the same. They claim that Hypatia of Alexandria, Giordano Bruno, and Galileo were martyrs in the war of Christianity against science, when in fact this was not the case. By ignoring the facts, they recruit long-dead people as symbols for their cause.
https://historyforatheists.com