The reverse of that is called “short and distort.”
Instead of buying the stock in question, the perpetrators typically short the targeted company first, then release theoretically independent reports and analysis that is little more than a thinly veiled smear campaign. Once the stock has fallen, the parties involved buy to cover, bank their profits, and hopefully disappear or maybe take over IMO
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29.5¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held