Excellent DD. Not being a holder here, I only went by gut instinct in calling BS on this company.
As far as the short volume nonsense, all one needs to know is how trades are reported. ONLY the first leg is reported, and if the trade was initiated by an MM who had no shares, then it is reported short. But, in nearly all cases, a closing long trade was made right away.
The ONLY number that means anything is the bi-weekly short interest...and it is almost always insignificantly low--unless "fails to deliver" is showing, which it won't.