"The Discord Leaks" - Preview
Preview: Season 2023 Episode 21 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
How a young Air National Guardsman leaked classified documents onto Discord.
How a young Air National Guardsman leaked classified documents onto the Discord chat platform. With The Washington Post, Jack Teixeira’s leak of national security secrets, why he wasn’t stopped, and the role of platforms like Discord.
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"The Discord Leaks" - Preview
Preview: Season 2023 Episode 21 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
How a young Air National Guardsman leaked classified documents onto the Discord chat platform. With The Washington Post, Jack Teixeira’s leak of national security secrets, why he wasn’t stopped, and the role of platforms like Discord.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> A massive leak of Pentagon secrets... >> On the gaming platform Discord... >> Talking to Jack'’s friends the internet was a huge part of his life.
>> We spoke about conspiracies and how we distrusted government.
>> Should the military vetting process have caught all of these aspects of his personality?
>> The vetting system is pretty robust, but it'’s not perfect.
>> There were countless missed opportunities and as a result, we have one of the worst leak cases in modern times.
Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding...