U.S. diplomatic cables leak

E289873

The U.S. diplomatic cables leak was a massive 2010 disclosure by WikiLeaks of confidential U.S. State Department communications that exposed sensitive diplomatic assessments and sparked global controversy over government secrecy and transparency.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf document leak
information disclosure
political scandal
alsoKnownAs U.S. diplomatic cables leak
surface form: Cablegate

U.S. diplomatic cables leak
surface form: United States diplomatic cables leak
associatedWith Chelsea Manning
countryInvolved United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedBy U.S. government officials
criticizedFor alleged risk to national security
potential endangerment of informants
dataObtainedFrom U.S. government classified networks
digitalFormat electronic files
disclosedBy WikiLeaks
distributionMethod online publication
documentType diplomatic cable
impact changes in diplomatic communication practices
increased scrutiny of U.S. foreign policy
intensified debate on digital whistleblowing
language English
legalConsequence U.S. criminal investigation into WikiLeaks
prosecution of Chelsea Manning
mainTopic diplomacy
freedom of information
government secrecy
whistleblowing
mediaPartners Der Spiegel
El País
Le Monde
The Guardian
The New York Times
numberOfDocuments over 250000 diplomatic cables
partOf major WikiLeaks releases of 2010
praisedFor exposing government misconduct
promoting transparency
primarySource United States Department of State
surface form: U.S. Department of State
publisher Julian Assange
relatedEvent Afghan War Diary leak
surface form: Afghan War documents leak

Iraq War documents leak
revealed U.S. views on allies and adversaries
confidential assessments of foreign leaders
internal U.S. diplomatic communications
securityClassification confidential
secret
startDate 2010-11-28
timePeriod 2010
triggered debate over government transparency
debate over national security and secrecy
global diplomatic controversy
tensions between the United States and some allies

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States v. Julian Assange relatesTo U.S. diplomatic cables leak
WikiLeaks notableWork U.S. diplomatic cables leak
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic cables leak
WikiLeaks notableWork U.S. diplomatic cables leak
this entity surface form: Cablegate
Chelsea Manning notableWork U.S. diplomatic cables leak
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic cables leak
Sarah Shaw – Laura Linney associatedWithEvent U.S. diplomatic cables leak
subject surface form: Sarah Shaw
this entity surface form: WikiLeaks diplomatic cables release (fictionalized depiction)
James Boswell – Stanley Tucci inUniverseEvent U.S. diplomatic cables leak
subject surface form: James Boswell (The Fifth Estate character)
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic cables leak
Afghan War Diary leak relatedTo U.S. diplomatic cables leak
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic cables leak
Guantánamo Bay files leak relatedTo U.S. diplomatic cables leak
this entity surface form: WikiLeaks–United States diplomatic cables leak
U.S. diplomatic cables leak alsoKnownAs U.S. diplomatic cables leak
this entity surface form: Cablegate
U.S. diplomatic cables leak alsoKnownAs U.S. diplomatic cables leak
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic cables leak
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks focusesOnEvent U.S. diplomatic cables leak
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic cables leak