Yes, of course they can be that stupid. Stupid enough to publish before verifying the facts. Certainly. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
As for the putative title of the original article? Yes, I believe they could conceivably choose to and succeed at forcing down a US aircraft under some circumstances. I think it would be a very high stakes gamble, but that is so far into hypothetical land, that practically any set of circumstances is equally unlikely. Go on, imagine anything.
Real world, very, very unlikely. Possible, but highly unlikely.
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