No, they were not honest. The interview was for a job that they did not want. They knew that when they took the interview slot. They accepted the offer under false pretenses. They wasted the time of the interviewer and the company’s financial investment in that time slot. How is that not plainly viewed as theft by fraud? I mean, they literally confessed to this fact. If you pulled this crap with me, you would be put on the list of never-hires.