Haha yeah, I remember that story going around. That's an excellent point, if CDs don't burn then somebody has been lying.
Another great point about the soviets, at least they knew the media was lying to them. They had 2 outlets only Pravda (which means the truth) and Izvestia (the news) and they used to joke that there is no truth in The Truth, and there's no news in The News.
Well, at least from what they say. You never know these days.