I hate the fact that Mort botched the story and that it was taken as "fact" around the world. I certainly agree that he should simply admit the mistake, or at least address it in the usual generic fashion that we see all the time. That isn't asking for much in my opinion, although I doubt that we'll ever see it. For that reason, I dislike Chris Mortenson very much.
That said, many of the comments about wanting him to die etc are ridiculously stupid and over the top. It's actually rather pathetic that anyone would take it that far.