I don’t think the two people I’ve seen you call out so far are lying. I think people are getting confused because we can now go through part of the preorder process days in advance and then complete it on release day. The wording on the site/app is a bit leading in that direction.
If you think about it, it is preordering. Because in a few hours when we finish the practice we are in fact, ordering. Order fulfillment will take place later but that doesn’t change the fact we will have an active order.