The Discord Leaks (full documentary) | FRONTLINE + The Washington Post

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FRONTLINE and The Washington Post investigate how a young Air National Guardsman, Jack Teixeira, allegedly leaked classified documents on the Discord chat platform for over a year — and why he wasn’t stopped earlier. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate. It was one of the biggest leaks of government secrets in U.S. history: more than 300 pages that included highly classified information from secret Pentagon assessments of the war in Ukraine, to revelations about Iran’s nuclear program, Chinese aircraft carriers and the killing of ISIS terrorists. The leaked documents, which came to light in April 2023, were posted on the gaming and chat platform Discord, allegedly by 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, who had managed to get a security clearance despite a troubled past. What was his motivation? Why didn’t the military stop him? And what was the role of Discord, a privacy-oriented platform popular with teenage gamers? FRONTLINE and The Washington Post investigate those questions in “The Discord Leaks.” From an award-winning team that includes FRONTLINE directors Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong and Post reporters Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford and Chris Dehghanpoor, the documentary draws on months of groundbreaking reporting by The Post, including access to hundreds of the leaked documents its reporters obtained. The documentary includes new collaborative reporting with FRONTLINE revealing in greater detail Texeira’s online world, and his history of violent threats, racism and conspiracy theories. The documentary also features exclusive on-camera interviews with the alleged leaker’s close online confidantes, Discord’s VP of trust and safety and a former head of the Air National Guard. The FRONTLINE-Washington Post investigation raises tough questions about how the military’s vetting process addresses applicants’ internet activity, how Discord polices hate speech on its platform, and why the alleged leaker — who has pleaded not guilty — wasn’t stopped sooner despite multiple red flags. To illustrate the extent of the leaked material, FRONTLINE and The Washington Post used images of classified documents in this film that had been previously released in news reports, on social media and elsewhere on the internet. “The Discord Leaks” is a FRONTLINE production with 2over10 Media in association with The Washington Post. The producers and directors are Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong. The writer is Thomas Jennings. The Washington Post reporters are Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford and Chris Dehghanpoor. The senior producers are Dan Edge and Frank Koughan. The executive editor of The Washington Post is Sally Buzbee. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting on "The Discord Leaks" on our website and at washingtonpost.com: https://to.pbs.org/3TlkJkg #Documentary #DiscordLeaks #NationalSecurity Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and airs nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Prologue 1:11 – Washington Post Reporters Investigate the Discord Leaks 05:51– Alleged Discord Leaker Jack Teixeira’s Online World & a Police Report of Past Threats 13:36 – The Discord Chat Platform’s Rise and Its Approach to Privacy, Extremism 16:28 – Jack Teixeira’s Friends from Discord Server Describe Violent, Racist Content 23:53 – Jack Teixeira Gets Security Clearance & Enters Air National Guard Despite Troubled Past 32:13 – Jack Teixeira Becomes Administrator of Discord Server with Racist, Antisemitic, Conspiratorial Content 35:53 – In 2022, Jack Teixeira Allegedly Begins Sharing Classified Information on Discord 41:03 – Air Force Memos Show Jack Teixeira Was Warned About Looking at Certain Classified Information 42:58 - Jack Teixeira Changes His Approach to Allegedly Sharing Classified Information on Discord 45:46 – In April 2023, News Breaks About Search for Leaker of Secret Ukraine War Documents 49:55 – Federal Agents Take Alleged Discord Leaker Jack Teixeira Into Custody 51:59 - Credits

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China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

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,The complex, contentious U.S.-China relationship is a high-profile issue President-elect Donald Trump will face in his second term. FRONTLINE’s timely investigation traces China’s emergence as one of the world’s wealthiest and most repressive countries, and the role of its longtime president, Xi Jinping. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate Offering a comprehensive look at Xi’s vision for China and the broader implications — from his crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang to his provocative ambitions for Taiwan — “China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping” also probes the state of China’s economy and its trade war with the U.S., the hostile China-U.S. relationship, the ramifications and what may come next. With China largely shutting out the international media, the two-hour documentary draws on interviews with former Chinese Communist Party members, exiled human rights and democracy activists, academics, authors and journalists to trace the events that shaped President Xi. It examines the trajectory of his life, from being sent to the countryside to perform hard labor during the Maoist revolution, to his embrace of the Chinese Communist Party and his rise through its leadership, to how he has tightened his grip throughout his presidency. “China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping” is a FRONTLINE production with RAIN Media, Inc. The producers are Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria and Brian Funck. The correspondent is Martin Smith. The co-producers are Scott Anger and Elizabeth Hope Williams. The writers and directors are Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith. Explore reporting related to “China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/china-the-u-s-the-rise-of-xi-jinping/ #Documentary #China #XiJinping #TradeWar Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from the Charina Endowment Fund and from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Prologue 07:02 - How Did Xi Jinping’s Past Shape Him? 17:18 - Living in Communist Leader Mao Zedong’s China 21:25 - Xi’s Entry Into Local Politics in the 1980s 26:08 - The 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests and Crackdown 34:08 - Xi’s Rise to the Top of China’s Political Leadership 44:56 - Document Number Nine, the Chinese Government’s Internal Memo 53:19 - How China Treats Uyghur Communities in Xinjiang 1:04:51 - The U.S.-China Trade War During President Trump’s First Term 1:13:18 - How China Seeks to Gain Control of the South China Sea 1:19:14 - China and Hong Kong’s Relationship During Xi’s Tenure 1:27:31 - China and Taiwan’s Relationship During Xi’s Tenure 1:45:39 - Looking Ahead to China’s Future Under Xi 1:53:24 - Credits

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American Voices 2024 (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

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,Returning to voters filmed in 2020, this 90-minute documentary explores how their hopes and fears have changed amid another polarizing election season. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate “American Voices 2024” begins in 2020, following ordinary Americans with different viewpoints as they dealt with COVID-19 in their communities that spring, responded to George Floyd’s murder that summer, and then participated in the election and its aftermath that fall. Then, the documentary revisits those same Americans from a mix of urban, rural and suburban areas as they reflect on the past four tumultuous years, navigate health and economic challenges, and share their perspectives on politics today. Filmed everywhere from Texas to California; from Virginia to Minnesota; and from Iowa to Oregon, “American Voices 2024” is a journey across geography, race and politics that sheds light on where our country has been — and where it is headed. “American Voices 2024” is a FRONTLINE production with Five O’Clock Films in association with DEC8 Productions and Mike Shum Productions. The producers are Qinling Li and Arthur Nazaryan. The writers are Qinling Li and Mike Shum. The director is Mike Shum. The senior producers are Callie T. Wiser and Frank Koughan. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore reporting related to “American Voices 2024” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/american-voices/ #Documentary #Election2024 #Politics #UnitedStates #Economy #Health Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from the Charina Endowment Fund and from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Prologue 03:00 - How Some Americans Responded to the COVID-19 Lockdown in 2020 14:28 - A Woman Who Contracted COVID and a Doctor Recall the Virus’ Challenges 19:33 - How Americans Viewed the Protests That Followed George Floyd’s Murder 39:58 - How Some American Voters Felt About the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election 53:31 - What Some Voters Think About America in 2024 1:08:52 - Ordinary Americans React to the 2024 Presidential Debate Between Harris and Trump 1:12:47 - U.S. Voters Share Their Hopes and Fears About the Future 1:22:17 - Credits

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Inside the Shadowy World of International Bribery (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

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,The 2009 FRONTLINE documentary “Black Money” examined bribery allegations against international companies and explored how prosecutors around the world cracked down on the practice. (Aired 2009) This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate/ As pressure for profits increased on corporations during the global financial downturn of the late 2000s, the U.S. Department of Justice pursued an aggressive crackdown on an international business tactic: bribery. The 2009 documentary “Black Money” examined this shadowy side of international business. The film shed light on how some multinational companies routinely made secret payments — often referred to as “black money” — to win billions in business, and explored the crackdown being waged by prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice and allies abroad against companies including the British-based multinational defense company BAE Systems. Explore developments in the BAE Systems case since this documentary aired: https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bribe/2010/02/bae-to-pay-more-than-400-million-in-us-and-uk-fines.html Explore reporting related to “Black Money” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/blackmoney/ #Documentary #BlackMoney #CorporateBribery Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and airs nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.

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A Look Back at Domestic Gov’t Surveillance in the George W. Bush Era (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

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,The 2007 documentary “Spying on the Home Front” examined then-President George W. Bush’s domestic war on terrorism and its implications for Americans’ civil liberties. (Aired 2007) This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate/ The attacks on 9/11 altered America in many ways, from barricades and body frisks in airports to greater government scrutiny of people’s records and electronic surveillance of their communications. The watershed, officials told FRONTLINE in the 2007 documentary “Spying on the Home Front,” was the government’s shift to a strategy of pre-emption at home — not just prosecuting terrorists for breaking the law, but trying to find and stop them before they struck. The documentary probed the ramifications of that strategy, explored how the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program worked at the time, and examined various viewpoints on whether the Bush administration violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and infringed on constitutional protections. Read an update involving an AT&T case featured in the film: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/how-att-helped-the-nsa-spy-on-millions/ Watch FRONTLINE’s later films on U.S. government surveillance programs: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/united-states-of-secrets/ Explore related reporting on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/homefront/ #Documentary #Surveillance #CivilLiberties #NSA Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and airs nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Prologue 08:01 - How Government Surveillance in the U.S. Changed After the 9/11 Attacks 16:58 - Revisiting the National Security Agency’s Post- 9/11 Surveillance Mechanisms 31:56 - A Look Back at Surveillance in One American City: Las Vegas 53:09 - Credits

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Democracy on Trial (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

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,FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate In March, 2024 Republican presidential nomination front-runner Trump is scheduled to begin standing trial on federal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., in connection with efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. He says the charges against him are politically motivated. “Democracy on Trial” traces the road to this unprecedented moment, and examines the implications of the historic criminal case unfolding in the midst of a presidential election year. Drawing on court documents and revelatory interviews with elected officials, former government lawyers, House Select Committee witnesses and former committee staffers, authors and journalists, the documentary reports that the work of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack provided the groundwork for special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump and may offer insights into how the trial unfolds. The documentary chronicles how the committee built its case against Trump and tried to prove his intent, how it chose to present its case to the American public, and criticisms of its work. Key witnesses who testified before the committee and whose firsthand accounts are now evidence in the federal case speak out in the documentary — including Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling and former Arizona Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers. Gripping and illuminating, “Democracy on Trial,” the newest film from FRONTLINE’s award-winning political team, Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser and Vanessa Fica, also examines how Trump has challenged the case. Trump has pleaded not guilty and made the legal argument, now being reviewed by an appellate court, that he has “absolute immunity” from prosecution for his actions while in office. “Democracy on Trial” is a FRONTLINE production with the Kirk Documentary Group. The director is Michael Kirk. The producers are Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser and Vanessa Fica. The writers are Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser. The reporters are Vanessa Fica and Brooke Nelson Alexander. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting related to “Democracy on Trial" on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/democracy-on-trial/ #Documentary #DonaldTrump #January6 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. Additional support for this program is provided by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Prologue 00:43 - Donald Trump, the First Former U.S. President Charged With Crimes in Office 05:10 - How the House Jan. 6 Committee Was Formed 26:14 - What Did Former President Trump Know About the 2020 Election Results and When Did He Know It? 44:06 - A Georgia Election Official’s Warning to Trump About Potential for Violence 51:17 - Arizona Lawmaker Rusty Bowers Recalls Call With Trump: ‘You’re Asking Me to Break My Oath’ 1:03:02 - Poll Workers Caught in an Election Fraud Conspiracy 1:16:37 - Brad Raffensperger Describes His Georgia Election Phone Call With Trump 1:24:21- Trump’s Call for a “Big Protest” in D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021 1:34:23 - The Pressure on Trump’s Justice Department in the 2020 Election’s Aftermath 1:42:10 - President Trump, Vice President Pence and the Jan. 6 Election Certification 1:54:04 - Trump White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Testifies Before the Jan. 6 Committee 2:05:21 - House Select Committee Examines What President Trump Did for 187 Minutes on Jan. 6 2:17:55 - Former President Donald Trump’s Looming Trial 2:21:58 - Credits

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The Discord Leaks (full documentary) | FRONTLINE + The Washington Post

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,FRONTLINE and The Washington Post investigate how a young Air National Guardsman, Jack Teixeira, allegedly leaked classified documents on the Discord chat platform for over a year — and why he wasn’t stopped earlier. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate. It was one of the biggest leaks of government secrets in U.S. history: more than 300 pages that included highly classified information from secret Pentagon assessments of the war in Ukraine, to revelations about Iran’s nuclear program, Chinese aircraft carriers and the killing of ISIS terrorists. The leaked documents, which came to light in April 2023, were posted on the gaming and chat platform Discord, allegedly by 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, who had managed to get a security clearance despite a troubled past. What was his motivation? Why didn’t the military stop him? And what was the role of Discord, a privacy-oriented platform popular with teenage gamers? FRONTLINE and The Washington Post investigate those questions in “The Discord Leaks.” From an award-winning team that includes FRONTLINE directors Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong and Post reporters Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford and Chris Dehghanpoor, the documentary draws on months of groundbreaking reporting by The Post, including access to hundreds of the leaked documents its reporters obtained. The documentary includes new collaborative reporting with FRONTLINE revealing in greater detail Texeira’s online world, and his history of violent threats, racism and conspiracy theories. The documentary also features exclusive on-camera interviews with the alleged leaker’s close online confidantes, Discord’s VP of trust and safety and a former head of the Air National Guard. The FRONTLINE-Washington Post investigation raises tough questions about how the military’s vetting process addresses applicants’ internet activity, how Discord polices hate speech on its platform, and why the alleged leaker — who has pleaded not guilty — wasn’t stopped sooner despite multiple red flags. To illustrate the extent of the leaked material, FRONTLINE and The Washington Post used images of classified documents in this film that had been previously released in news reports, on social media and elsewhere on the internet. “The Discord Leaks” is a FRONTLINE production with 2over10 Media in association with The Washington Post. The producers and directors are Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong. The writer is Thomas Jennings. The Washington Post reporters are Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford and Chris Dehghanpoor. The senior producers are Dan Edge and Frank Koughan. The executive editor of The Washington Post is Sally Buzbee. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting on "The Discord Leaks" on our website and at washingtonpost.com: https://to.pbs.org/3TlkJkg #Documentary #DiscordLeaks #NationalSecurity Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and airs nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Prologue 1:11 – Washington Post Reporters Investigate the Discord Leaks 05:51– Alleged Discord Leaker Jack Teixeira’s Online World & a Police Report of Past Threats 13:36 – The Discord Chat Platform’s Rise and Its Approach to Privacy, Extremism 16:28 – Jack Teixeira’s Friends from Discord Server Describe Violent, Racist Content 23:53 – Jack Teixeira Gets Security Clearance & Enters Air National Guard Despite Troubled Past 32:13 – Jack Teixeira Becomes Administrator of Discord Server with Racist, Antisemitic, Conspiratorial Content 35:53 – In 2022, Jack Teixeira Allegedly Begins Sharing Classified Information on Discord 41:03 – Air Force Memos Show Jack Teixeira Was Warned About Looking at Certain Classified Information 42:58 - Jack Teixeira Changes His Approach to Allegedly Sharing Classified Information on Discord 45:46 – In April 2023, News Breaks About Search for Leaker of Secret Ukraine War Documents 49:55 – Federal Agents Take Alleged Discord Leaker Jack Teixeira Into Custody 51:59 - Credits