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I mean, propagandawise, the canonical Gospels were adopted after significant revision and approved by the Council of Rome in 382 for Catholics and a smattering of other later dates for other sects and offshoots.
I would likely trust the first century sources of Philo of Alexandria and Josephus over ecumenical dogma, but I'm sure both of those sources have their axes to grind with Rome as well lol.
I'm also inclined to believe them!
Josephus, despite being a former rebel, is generally positive about Roman rule; and Philo of Alexandria was something of a philhellene and a friend of the Emperor Claudius, and thus moderately well-disposed towards Rome.
If THEY both say Pilate was a bit of a pill, I'm thinking he probably was, lol