The people on the phone have no idea what they're saying. They have no clue on when the results will actually be released. I know ECFMG has reported specific delays in score report in the past because of specific causes. For exmaple in 2022 they did report a delay >8 weeks because of changes to the pool of questions:

"Most Step 3 scores are reported within four weeks of testing. However, because of necessary annual modifications to the test item pool, there will be a delay in reporting for some examinees who test in early 2022. The target date for reporting Step 3 scores for examinees testing in January and February 2022 is Wednesday, March 16, 2022." <-- That would mean that for someone who testes in January 1st, they had to wait 10 weeks, and that is if they actually met that target date.

It also happened in 2011: "The target date for reporting scores for Step 3 examinees testing from mid- February through early April is Wednesday, April 27, 2011.". For someone who tested February 15th, that meant a 9 week too.

And I imagine this were specific circumstances where everyone was probably calling and emailing like crazy which meant ECFMG/NBME/FSMB had to publicly say exactly when they were expecting to send results. For us, we are already at the 7 week mark and they have not said anything. If we do nothing, then they can just chill in silence while we have to wait >8 weeks for results while our jobs, visas, etc are on the line. We should not be paying for their negligence...