Meanwhile, in the background, a monitor appears to be showing smoke clearing from the deck of the barge, with no booster present.
They both say Oh exactly at the moment when the smoke clears, meaning that they themselves are looking at the live feed while pretending it was lost.
Also the chances that Spacex doesn't have any other presence next to the droneship are zero. There in no reason for them to be beaming the data feed via a finicky satellite connection only.
Would you keep manned boats in the area where a rocket is coming down?