It’s interesting to see technical people melt down and froth at the mouth like political hobbyists when some new piece of meat/news lands in their feed trough.

Well possibly, but you're honestly just making things up.

Making up what - the very plausible idea one company hired a team of experts from another company to come in and do an audit? Is that so unreasonable?

Again, the Musk haters are out in force.

And so are the fan boys!

There is someone at a company who could articulate the big-picture idea behind bizarre-looking activity, to maintain orderly calm among the employees, customers, and shareholders, and prevent wild speculation and panic. That person is the owner or CEO. Musk is both. Employees who don't trust their bosses don't do good work.