Some of the people who are FUDing are heavily invested in the game and are not selling anything
FUD can be a way to determine others to sell so you can buy... Whales do it often, and it's not related to Hive or Splinterlands. It's a general rule in markets.
That's another way to look at it, as I never even considered it. We see it with BTC almost every time and it's crazy how some people fall for it and sell.