> Why would defector accounts be biased? They have little to gain by exaggerating their plight. Defector accounts are actually often inaccurate or exaggerated.

> Why would defector accounts be biased? They have little to gain by exaggerating their plight. Defector accounts are actually often inaccurate or exaggerated. North Korean testimonies often fall apart: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/why-do-north-korean-defector-testimonies-so-often-fall-apart https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/why-do-north-k... One of the incentives is that they make money, or gain a visa, through such testimonies. Back in the days when China was poor, many Chinese defectors or political refugees were actually economical refugees. They made up exaggerated stories in order to get a visa on the grounds of political asylum.