I think the reasoning is that the long and strong

I think the reasoning is that the long and strong shareholders aren't selling therefore there must be heavy naked short selling. Since that belief is so strong, the rationalization is that any public information indicating otherwise, such as FINRA short interest and Reg SHO data, must have been falsified.

To each their own. Everyone has a right to believe what (and whom) they want to believe.

Yes, I understand your penny stock also is the real deal, created with the inventiveness of Edison and destined to be the next Microsoft. Yes, I understand that the delays are also only because your company is making their product and/or technology even more revolutionary.