You would be wrong. In fact, it is impossible to p

You would be wrong. In fact, it is impossible to prove that anyone who posts crttical DD about OTC stocks that deserve to have such questions raised has ever been paid. Nor is there any logic in such claims, as who would pay them?
The old and tired argument that MM's pay anyone is ludicrous.

Conversely, it is well known that some individuals receive some $ or shares to pump stocks, often compensated by a paid promoter.