https://youtu.be/vD-ef95ZAzk?t=638
Any thoughts on veracity?
If he has visited Flybike he might know. Back in the day, they had different manufacturing, but these things change.
One thing to keep in mind is that, while more expensive, one-piece molding is quickly becoming the norm, and the $610 LTK266DSL is made that way, and I am sure there are others as well at similar price points. You don't need to pay SLC3 prices to get a frame that light or made that way.
Pet peeve. "Monocoque" does not mean what PT says it does. Same mistake I see repeated here on this forum. While the literal translation is "single shell" or something, in engineering terms it refers to a single load-bearing structure that serves as the shell. Making a frame in two pieces does not make it "semi-monocoque" as when assembled the load would still go through the shell. That designation applies to a structure where the skin is partially load-bearing and there is additional reinforcing structure inside, like an airplane fuselage.