[tzs]

> Or, maybe they're lying to discourage more calls?

Is this something they are legally allowed to lie about?

If it is not, is this the sort of thing they can lie about anyway because unless an insider blabs no one would know, or is it one of those things that someone would be able to figure out from required SEC filing or other public records?

[infinite8s]

Shorts are not required to be disclosed on their 13-F filings (which they must file quarterly to report long positions).