Wall Street Journal

Facebook Internal Research Confirms Instagram Toxic for Teen Girls, Conceals Findings While Targeting Youth

| Importance: 9/10

Facebook’s internal research definitively confirms that Instagram is toxic for teenage girls, causing body image issues, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, but the company conceals these findings from the public while continuing to aggressively target youth users to drive engagement …

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National Enquirer Shreds Trump Documents from Safe After WSJ Inquiry

| Importance: 9/10

After Wall Street Journal calls about McDougal payment, Dylan Howard orders staff to “get everything out of the safe” and shred documents, destroying evidence days before election. The Enquirer’s leadership, including CEO David Pecker, maintained a ‘catch and kill’ safe …

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Wall Street Journal Exposes Theranos Blood-Testing Fraud in Landmark Investigation

| Importance: 9/10

Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou publishes the first investigative article exposing Theranos’ fraudulent blood-testing technology, revealing that the company was using traditional blood testing machines instead of its proprietary ‘Edison’ devices and that test results …

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