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I would agree as well.  Though I question the difference between "truth" and "the story behind it," I definitely feel as a society we like a good story.  My high school physics teacher would often tell us the back story of the scientists who discovered certain aspects of physics.  I admit it made physics a lot more interesting, and also gave it a little human aspect.  However, these back stories really had nothing to do with actual physics.  Whether or not Newton was the one who first realized it, gravity still exists.  When apples fell from trees before Newton was born, they still hit the ground.  Sometimes the back story can be distracting, and point people away from what is really important.  I worry sometimes that in the pursuit for the juiciest story, people lose touch with reality.