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Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer

Claim On “Attacks Thwarted” By NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence

Intelligence officials, media outlets, and Congress all repeat claims that NSA surveillance has stopped more than 50 terrorist attacks.

October 24th, 2013
Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer
October 24th, 2013
By Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer

  Two weeks after Edward Snowden’s first revelations about sweeping government surveillance, President Obama shot back. “We know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information not just in the United States, but, in some cases, threats here in Germany,” Obama saidduring a visit to Berlin in June. “So lives have

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The NSA Black Hole: 5 Basic Things We Still Don’t Know

The recent leaks have shed some light on one of the darkest corners of the U.S. government — but clarity remains elusive.

June 11th, 2013
Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer
June 11th, 2013
By Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer

Last week saw revelations that the FBI and the National Security Agency have been collecting Americans’ phone records en masse and that the agencies have access to data from nine tech companies. But secrecy around the programs has meant even basic questions are still unanswered. Here’s what we still don’t know:   Has the NSA been

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