You may want to check here. Maybe it's not high compared to other companies and sectors, but the highest for POET since March 2022 or longer. The image (see post here https://stocktwits.com/ABCSchuetze/message/516736173)
provides data back till March 2022. So, yes the shorts are at least to blame a bit. And who wants to tell me, that there are not some shorts taking advantage of the warrant overhang, that's fine.
But, the post and the image I linked is a fact, I guess. And it provides clear data showing that shorts are currently high for POET. It's a temporary situation, agreed, but very frustrating (for management too I guess) to say the least.
I posted the image there, as it is much easier than doing it here.