Presumably whomever reported the NVS post to CGI who then 'demanded' Phoenix remove the post was the root cause. At least that's how I see it.
Likely the test results came from repairing the turntable in an effort to obtain its claimed specs. I seriously doubt Phoenix Engineering is going to risk its reputation by posting false results. I see no intentional dishonesty here. Maybe Phoenix did not "own" the results of his tests and that is the bone of contention - but we don't know.
It is easy to understand how Wave Kinetics (is it just one guy now?), their repair facility, Mike Lavigne, dminches and other owners are not happy to learn those test results, much less see them in public. Nonethelss, it is not a radical unheard-of event for high-end manufacturers to overstate the case for their product. It is unusual to read about a turntable actually tested in the way it was. But there were no comments about its sound.