Of course it does and, as I've mentioned before, people should at least make a vague claim as to where their source is.
I personally admit I know no one in the mob, nor would I want to.
If people really have some inside source just say "My cousin was a relatively well known made guy in the 80s" or "My best friend grew up with three gangsters you would know."
Fine. I'm sure there are people like that.
But when people are just conjecturing based off of the same news articles as everyone else and then adopting an authorative tone it is dishonest unless it is real.
Yes, if you drop hints constantly that you are part of the English Royal Family but never explictly state it, you are still full of sh*t.
That's just it. Even if some of these guys actually are related to somebody, it doesn't mean that somebody or anyone else makes them privy to mob business. Especially so they could turn right around and post about it on the internet.
