Are "short attacks" real?

There's a post going round WSB, talking about a coordinated assault (a "short attack") to drive down GME's stock price, by Prime Brokers, Clearing Houses and Hedge funds. Now, to me it sounds like something straight out of a conspiracy theory, but is there any truth to this rumoured short attack, or are the apes at WSB just being extra retarded today?

Would appreciate an explanation, cheers.

Here's the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/…

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