Exactly - there is not one serious journalist or social media head that doesn't have / claim to have a 'source' close the club.
Esk built his following in the summer of 2016 when he suggested he was getting his info from two sources, one which was close to Moshiri.
John, his fellow podcaster, makes a similar claim about access - both have seen their info and access dry up.
There's no finger-pointing here, perhaps just a touch of "make of that what you will".
You're better at these words than I, O.