Yes that's also a possibility for mine, since I also don't buy the theory that he went short himself.
Since there's obviously been deception, because these companies have been able to get away with it up to now, it stands to reason he may have been expecting to get away with again this 10K, since he was 'smarter' than DTT last year.
That kind of arrogance may make him want to get back at the shorts or maybe time to manufacture a good enough story to get out at a higher price himself.
He certainly don't appear to be no Buddhist!