(Credits: X-ray (NASA/CXC/ESO/F.Vogt et al)
The Advanced Science News did an interview about the question in the title and the newest results of the research about neutron stars, with Balázs Kacskovics, a member of the Gravitational Physics Research Group.
The interview is available at this link: https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/how-accurate-are-our-models-of-rotating-neutron-stars/