WikiLeaks

Conspiracy theories tagged "WikiLeaks."

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Julian Assange — Political Persecution or Criminal Prosecution?
Confirmed

Julian Assange — Political Persecution or Criminal Prosecution?

Julian Assange spent 7 years in an embassy, 5 years in a maximum-security prison, and faced 175 years under the Espionage Act. Was he a journalist being persecuted for publishing, or a reckless actor who endangered lives? The case that split the free press movement.

2010 · International
Pizzagate Conspiracy Theory
Debunked

Pizzagate Conspiracy Theory

The debunked 2016 claim that coded emails linked Democratic elites to a child trafficking ring at a DC pizzeria, leading to real-world violence.

2016 · United States
Confirmed

WikiLeaks DNC Emails & the 2016 Election

WikiLeaks published 19,252 DNC emails and 20,000 pages of John Podesta's emails during the 2016 presidential campaign. The emails showed DNC bias against Bernie Sanders, fueled Pizzagate, and became the centerpiece of the Russia investigation.

2016-07-22 · United States
WikiLeaks — Conspiracy Theory or Conspiracy Fact?
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WikiLeaks — Conspiracy Theory or Conspiracy Fact?

WikiLeaks published millions of classified documents exposing war crimes, diplomatic duplicity, CIA hacking, and political manipulation. Was Julian Assange a transparency hero or a foreign intelligence asset? The answer depends on which leak you're talking about.

2006 · International
Chelsea Manning — The Whistleblower Who Changed Everything
Confirmed

Chelsea Manning — The Whistleblower Who Changed Everything

Chelsea Manning was a 22-year-old Army intelligence analyst who leaked 750,000 classified documents to WikiLeaks, including the Collateral Murder video and diplomatic cables. She served 7 years of a 35-year sentence before Obama commuted it.

2010-05-27 · United States
DNC Primary Rigged Against Bernie Sanders
Mixed

DNC Primary Rigged Against Bernie Sanders

Leaked DNC emails and Donna Brazile's memoir confirmed the DNC coordinated with Hillary Clinton's campaign and gave her advance debate questions — leading Sanders supporters to conclude the 2016 primary was rigged.

2016 · United States
Seth Rich DNC Leak Murder Conspiracy
Debunked

Seth Rich DNC Leak Murder Conspiracy

How the tragic murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich was weaponized into a debunked conspiracy theory, the Fox News retraction, and the lawsuits that followed.

2016 · United States
Stratfor — The Shadow CIA Exposed by WikiLeaks
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Stratfor — The Shadow CIA Exposed by WikiLeaks

In 2012, WikiLeaks published 5 million internal Stratfor emails revealing the private intelligence firm spying on activists for Dow Chemical, maintaining paid informant networks, and operating as a corporate shadow CIA.

2012-02-27 · United States
Cablegate — WikiLeaks' Diplomatic Cables Release
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Cablegate — WikiLeaks' Diplomatic Cables Release

In November 2010, WikiLeaks began publishing a quarter-million classified U.S. diplomatic cables, exposing what American diplomats really thought about world leaders, secret deals, and the gap between public diplomacy and private reality.

2010-11-28 · United States
Confirmed

Collateral Murder — WikiLeaks' Iraq War Video

In April 2010, WikiLeaks released classified footage of a U.S. Apache helicopter crew killing Iraqi civilians and Reuters journalists in Baghdad. The military had denied the footage existed. WikiLeaks published it for the world to see.

2010-04-05 · United States
Vault 7 — CIA Hacking Tools Exposed by WikiLeaks
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Vault 7 — CIA Hacking Tools Exposed by WikiLeaks

In 2017, WikiLeaks published 8,761 CIA documents revealing the agency's arsenal of hacking tools — capable of penetrating iPhones, Android phones, Samsung TVs, Windows PCs, and vehicle computer systems. It was the largest CIA leak in history.

2017-03-07 · United States