No.

Conflating is a combining, which may be positive or negative.

Confounding is a combining with the result that the parts combined cannot be distinguished, and such that the result confuses the combined parts.

"To fail to distinguish; mix up: confound fiction and fact."

"be careful not to conflate gossip with real news"

first web hits: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflate http://www.thefreedictionary.com/confound

I think the poster is fine.