Nope. This is a feint.

They make a public stink about adjusting the follower numbers so that people will focus on this crime rather than the more nefarious crimes they committed that went unreported.

Yes they are burning evidence, but not the particular evidence you'd assume by watching the news. My guess is either Trafficking or Treason is being frantically hidden. Those are the only endeavors that the Left ever mobilize Instantly and with Unity to protect.