I updooted, because I generally liked the thoughtfulness of this post, if not its logical presumptions.

I maintain that strong skepticism, if not outright doubt, should absolutely be the null position on these unverified sources.

Believe they are “special”, or Q-connected, if you like, but that is the position that truly needs to be backed by strong evidence if you are presently so desperate for new inside sources in your worry that Q is now somehow insufficient, or has forsaken us in our time of doubt.