Papa Murphys interview questions

Not a lot of transparency about the process and what was going in. I did an initial interview with the hiring manager, then basically silence for 2 weeks. I got a mass email from the recruiter saying they are waiting to hear back from the hiring manager. I said thanks for the update. Another 2 weeks go by, and he says the same thing - they are waiting to hear back. About another week or so goes by, and they let me know that the position has been filled. So obviously they were lying about "having not heard back from the hiring manager" I wish there was more transparency upfront about wanting to move forward with other candidate and not leave me hanging.