Hah.. What a joke. I do believe that an ex-tech (possibly drum tech) was spreading rumors of that sort because he couldn't cut the work they needed him to do so they fired him. He said shit like Matt's dad paid for the LLTTF vid, Matt's dad bought them a record contract (HAHA), and other stupid shit like that.
They all worked extremely hard, and it shows in their success, and coming success with the release of The Crusade.