Is this another example of lying by the MSM to cover up Islamic radicalism?

This story claims that Farid Ikken, the terrorist screaming: "This is for Syria,"  while trying to kill police at one Christianity's most-celebrated cathedrals, Notre Dame, was really just a nice chap: a medical student, a journalist, who liked red wine and was well-liked by friends and relatives who (Gee!) could just not understand how such a nice person could have done such a thing.

France 24, the Daily Mail, et al have reported, by contrast, that Ikken told police he was a "Daesh warrior" and a video of Ikken pledging allegiance to Daesh had been found in his apartment.  Also, these outlets claim that Ikken did not drink alcohol.

Isn't this just another example of the lying progressive MSM promoting Fake News in an effort to promote their false narrative  
that violent atrocities like the one which just took place at a holy site, Notre Dame Cathedral, are not really the result of Muslim extremism?