I would love to see a clip that had the same colour timing & same level of cleanup as the stills you've been posting lately. I think they're almost perfect, just a bit too dark and maybe a wee touch warm.

Are those stills from a print currently in your possession? If so, which one? Is it a complete/near complete print? If so, can the whole thing be made to match these great stills?

...or maybe there's something to this sudden hoax paranoia.

That can be quite nicely disproved with a single 100% restored clip. How long would it take for 15 to 30 seconds of footage to be FINALIZED as an example of what to expect?