Cripes, people are such killjoys! The counter-claims pooh-poohing the lad's "discovery" smack of schadenfreudensuchen. So what if there's a bit of media hype? It's a nice feelgood story and the kid hasn't done anything wrong. In fact, that's the sort of curiosity and inquisitiveness we should be fostering in schoolkids.
The kid should be applauded and encouraged in his interest in science/discovery. The media outlets that apparently didn't do even a tiny bit of checking with experts before running with it, though, have been irresponsible, and that's what the experts are upset about.