There is a real example when a government spy actually led a terrorist organization: "Azef, a double-agent in the employ of the Tsarist secret police Okhrana, c

There is a real example when a government spy actually led a terrorist organization: "Azef, a double-agent in the employ of the Tsarist secret police Okhrana, changed the Terrorist Brigade's mode of attack from firearms to dynamite" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_Combat_Organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_Combat_Organization