Good conclusions. Imagine a couple of millennia ago, now try to remember something you witnessed a couple of days ago and write it down. Chances are your recollection is missing some important imports about what you witnessed. So what do we think happens after about 2K+ years to information?
Ask police whose job it is to interview say 10 people who all witnessed the same event which is one way the police have of gathering evidence or facts. The fact is that the information received by the police interviews could possibly consist of up to 10 different versions about some event that was witnessed.
The sands of time have a way of evolving to randomness and the recollection and recording of the histories of the past, well, maybe this is how cherry picking narratives got its start?