If anyone here is a conman, it is Musk - given that he literally had people pay a subscription for something that never materialized, repeatedly promising 'oh it'll be here soon' - that is literally the textbook definition of a conman - 'a person who tricks other people in order to get their money'[0]
He has a lot of enemies, ones he has made on his own, and those that envy what he has accomplished with the people that he has inspired to do the work. He is to some, an easy shortcut to fame because he is constantly putting himself in the public eye and welcoming risks. He has my respect, even with all his delays and set backs, he always seems to deliver eventually and that is not the same as conman with smoke and mirrors behind the curtain.
That is pretty black-and-white him lying to people to get them to purchase the vehicles and a subscription for FSD.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_predictions_for_autono... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Autopilot