If Blair did not know the 45 minute claim was false, then he is subnormally unintelligent, a complete dunce - but the statement made to the journalists is still an outright lie.
It is reasonable to assume someone with Blair's background, education, and access to all the intelligence knew that the 45 minute claim was wrong - it is far more likely he intended to mislead people than he believed something that reasonably no sensible person could.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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