No, I'd say they're running interference for Musk. It's one anonymous source claiming that the media was wrong, and many other fired sources that were willing to step up and say their entire department was axed. Why would I trust an anonymous source?
"They did not fire the entire Supercharger team. They mostly fired site acquisition, project management, marketing and some other things."
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1785406795814510785
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/tesla-superchargers-really-open-o...