or did Monero shills
Since there are no Monero shills, the answer is no.
Not anymore they're not. But don't worry, we will harp on the next project they band back together to shill for.
Let me clear that up for you. There have never been Monero shills. We are well aware that it is quite easy and inexpensive to hire shills to post for or against any coin. We haven't.