I found that last piece of information I was looking for and now know with certainty that T did tell me a big lie. He fabricated something, just out of a hat. It's not even a very good lie (because it was too extreme to ring true to me, and it was something that could be checked on).

I know I've said here there was a very strong possibility it was a lie, but I was clinging to the small chance that it might not be. Now I'm feeling really let down and disappointed. I guess unknowingly I was saving that feeling for when I had more certainty.