<< Don't forget the perennial smear campaigns... >>
That must be referring to the scumbag CEO and his antics (such as approving a 40:1 reverse split, and then increasing that to a 100:1 reverse split), or claiming that commercial production would be ready by Spring 2019 only to announce that the "dog ate the homework", or a myriad of other things that he has done.
<< ...and stock manipulations >>
Yes, the "paint jobs" that are done by his minions are almost a daily occurrence. For example, so far today there have been paint jobs of 500 shares (for $29) and 50 shares (for < $3).