Anti-Australian Company Shorters ASX, page-24

What do you thing of the "Short & Distort' following key takeaway's;

• Short-and-distort is an illegal market manipulation scheme that involves shorting a stock and then spreading false information in an attempt to drive down its price.
• The short-and-distort is the inverse of the better known and also illegal pump-an-dump tactic.
• Negative opinions about a stock are a constitutionally protected speech, as distinct from false claims spread for profit as in a short-and-distort manipulation.

To protect against such schemes, research the stocks you own to more easily discern false claims, and try not to overreact to dramatic price moves in response to unverified information.