Not a "hoax" so much as utter idiocy.    IF she hung a noose it would be a "hoax".    IMO, Incompetence and seeing shit that isn't there is why she got fired.    FWIW:    > in the area of the plant's paint shop    Rope is often used to lift and stabilize things, such as in setting up equipment, or, very specifically....drumroll, setting up a suspension jig for suspending a part in the air to paint it. Many places have metal racks or hoists with hooks, but it wouldn't be uncommon to rig up something unique( an uncommon object that doesn't readily fit on the standard equipment) with a rope.    She'd know this if she wasn't a contracted overnight "maintenance" worker, aka janitor.    >Although the plant makes the 2019 Ram 1500 pickup, Lust was not employed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Instead, she worked for a subcontractor, MacLellan Integrated Services, a company based in Lexington, Kentucky. >MacLellan offers a full suite of critical process cleaning services and other maintenance activities, such as robotics maintenance, sludge and wastewater management and general facility upkeep.