Hindenburg has been pretty upfront about their short position, as has most reporting. OTOH, short sellers actually have skin in the game, they're putting their

Hindenburg has been pretty upfront about their short position, as has most reporting. OTOH, short sellers actually have skin in the game, they're putting their money where their mouths are. It's an important mechanism in the public market, which counteracts the existing bias in favor of stock value appreciation on account of shareholders endlessly shilling the stock.