28
Mar
2017
Anonymous sources within the government are generally manipulative rather than truthful.
If somebody says anonymous sources within the government, you should probably be aware that there is a reason those anonymous sources are sharing that information. But sometimes... Generally, not to share the truth. Sometimes it's manipulative. Sometimes it is people protecting their confidentiality. So, I mean, it goes both ways. Sometimes it is legit. Sometimes it's not. But you should definitely know in advance that there's a very... I would say 70-30 manipulative.