The Insurrection fed off of these conspiracy theories, using them to rally support. While the UNSC diverted its attention almost solely to Harvest, the Insurrectionists were allowed to easily seed the rumors into the general populace, and openly recruit the supporters they generated to their cause. However, as more colonies fell to the Covenant and people realized that the Covenant was in fact real, the distrust began to shift over to the rebels instead, ultimately crippling them.