IMO it could be these same negative posters who incessantly barrage the SEC about SPNG mgmt. Could this be paranoia? Well, let's just say there have been in the past, and currently are, lawsuits against this type of bashing. Until a big lawsuit is filed and won, it will continue. If it ever gets fully exposed, only then will it slow down, and stocks, especially penny stocks, can perhaps trade strictly according to supply and demand, the way the market is intended.
You should have stopped with the "could this be paranoia". The answer is "yes".