Ouch!
This kind of crap is why the organizers of rallies tell people not to speak to the media. I didn't agree with it back in 2008, but now I know better.
The Trotskyists used to say that in terms of foreign policy the US MSM is functionally an arm of the State Department, and that is one point that I've always found to be true. When dealing with the media especially by layfolk, statements and messages must be short and unambiguous such as "the protestors are wrong!" so any possible manipulation is minimized. Lenin and company understood this aspect very well which is why they spent so much effort on effective slogans during the Russian Revolutionary period for example.