I think that there are two different levels of FAA person
I think it’s UK people getting muddled up, as an IPC or Flight Review can seem like it’s a test to the uninitiated, but a mere CFI/CFII does these... Whereas under EASA, the only people who can bring a rating back to life, or conduct proficiency checks are examiners. There once was a lady at a certain northern airfield (with VOR) purporting to be an FAA instrument
examiner, and charging for unofficial instrument approaches to said airport, and she was just a CFII - so I feel it’s important people know the difference.