| The problem was most of them were incorrect, frequently sourced to unchecked defectors or suspect intelligence. |
| Whether this sliver of defectors will once again be big enough to swing a presidential election is less clear. |
| In the middle phase, cooperators form traveling waves that are eroded on one side by new defectors and built up on the other by converted loners. |
| They told bald-faced lies or provided to Western intelligence defectors who told bald-faced lies. |
| The reporter should not be touting uncritically the myths of the defectors. |
| Though some defectors were known as unreliable, there were too few independent sources to contradict them. |
