He hasn't lied about that yet, and silence will just get you booted.
...then you don't even get to see the group! You literally have less than when you came in!
That is how toxic the surroundings of Derek Moran, and his ilk, actually is. They all believe magic parchments are real, and have power. If you still, somehow, have him as a "Facebook friend," do humanity a favor, and drop that shit.