They wouldn't have offered them 57 million if it was bogus, you don't go offering someone a huge amount of money then say oh well its bogus generally the bogus part comes when the company prob refused to sell it to them then they started in on the false crap against them
"Head of Nikola, a G.M. Electric Truck Partner, Quits Amid Fraud Claims. Trevor Milton, founder and executive chairman of Nikola, resigned after an investment fund accused him of making false assertions about his company's technology.Nov 30, 2020"