Roblox is facing accusations that it lied to investors about the number of people who use the platform. In a report published on Tuesday, the investment firm Hindenburg Research claims Roblox is “consistently overstating the amount of people on its platform by 25 percent to 42 percent or more.

Hindenburg Research disclosed a short position in Roblox on Tuesday, alleging that the gaming platform popular among young children inflated metrics including user numbers and engagement.

Short-selling firm Hindenburg Research said in a report released Tuesday that the videogame platform Roblox has reported inflated user metrics to investors and has favored growth over child safety.Hindenburg alleges that Roblox has been exaggerating daily user and engagement figures to investors since it went public in 2021.