LOL, this entire company is built on rumor, aka, pump and dump. As far as Les, I'd say he's a shill for the company. So when he says Volcan isn't the partner, I'd say he's not lying. Does that mean I will now believe every word he says about MDMN? Of course not.
It's not a black and white world. Shills often lie (or obfuscate if they're good) and they love starting rumors that might pump the price up. But that doesn't mean every word is a lie. It does suggest that when they dispel a positive rumor, you can bet it's probably NOT something that's going to happen.