exactly what I was thinking. Why would these whistleblowers lie? Their lives are not just figuratively on the line through things like being burned by a fairly niche, even if lucrative, industry. More importantly, with the level of money involved and the general unhinged state a lot of executives embody, the fact a previous whistle-blower 'killed themselves' the risk of coming forward is astronomical.
Ultimately, who am I going to trust? someone who does their job for the fact they really love what they do and possess at least a handful of positive human qualities like passion, thirst for knowledge and a desire to improve the world - OR - do I trust some coke fueled over-paid nepobaby?