The boring dystopia in this post is that this screenshot is spreading but this story still hasn't been verified. The only "news stories" I've seen about this just cover people's reactions to the screenshot. I hope Lemmy doesn't become just another platform filled with ragebait.
The truth never spreads as far as the lie. You didn't even use the "allegedly" qualifier in your post title. I doubt you were being deliberately malicious but unsubstantiated claims like this can destroy small businesses. There are dozens of examples of this happening.
Yeah I don't know still sounds like damage control but I have no reason to trust them now with saying "it was just a joke" when that has been cover for lots of other terrible groups since forever.