Alright."If" not really because Ford is playing with emotions , but because the release is far enough in the future, a lot can happen in a short time, and people like to sow doubt...casting off baseless opinions and guaranteed facts.
Same thing happened with the '21 Raptor. Ford spokesperson said there would be a '21 Raptor, but tons of folk claimed that there was a zero chance of that happening. Not sure you can blame Ford for that.