Sorry, I didn't realize you were there when it happened.

I'm not saying he made the whole thing up. I'm saying that I think he might have elaborated somewhat on the details of what happened, based on the facts that I explained above. Consular officials don't ask people to raise their hand and swear allegiance when they come to the USA. It's something that happens in a citizenship ceremony. So maybe he dramatized the episode a little. He won't be the first to have done that. Besides, he was a small child at the time.