Disclosure of fired general's polygraph may have violated privacy laws
Topics: Russia & UkraineIran
2 outlets (CBS News and Axios) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “general's”, “fired”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “Disclosure” and “polygraph”; Axios uses “classified” and “admitted”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “After a top Army general was fired this week, a Pentagon official said he had failed polygraph tests. Some attorneys say the disclosure could run afoul of privacy laws.”
- Axios reports: “The Pentagon's top military planner admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters from separate outlets over a one-year period, according to an internal report …”
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- CBS News: Disclosure of fired general's polygraph may have violated privacy laws
- Axios: Exclusive: Fired general admitted to leaking classified Iran and Ukraine info, report says
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