Pete, can you clarify what the logical contradiction is? I believe you were the one to say it is a logical contradiction by interjecting your opinion that a false model is not superior to no model. And I believe it is a false equivalency to say that a false model is a deception. A false model can be a deception, but a false model can also be based on lack of knowledge. Once that knowledge is gained, then the false model is either corrected or thrown out and replaced by a new one, which happens all the time in science. I am of the opinion that the word false in the OP is meant to mean an incorrect one, not meaning false as in a lie. AKA faulty, lack of data, or bad data, etc.
Can you also clarify what you mean by deception? Are you indicating nefarious groups? Or are you talking about cherry picking data or fudging numbers, or what?