So people can counter his lies, so they don't get spread as "fact" by uncritical mouthpieces like... Oh, I don't know, does any example come to mind?
I assure you there is neither an intention to honour him, nor any reason(*) to feel honoured by it.
Quite the opposite.
(*): Neither for him, and even less for the "talking-point"-spewing mouthpieces like... Oh, if only I could come up with some concrete example! But I'm sure you know what kind of people I mean.