Yea absolutely, but can't you talk to the people responsible for hiring? Seems like a thing that should be communicated within the company as it really disrupts things.

Given that a lot of you do not have impact on hiring decisions I'd sign your face to face point, despite me not understanding the benefit of seeing if someone actually has the expertise, as most likely you also wont be able to unhire them.

Can't we solve this by just having on-site interviews?