Tag whistleblowers

Here are some notable whistleblowers who have exposed various forms of corruption, abuse, and wrongdoing:

Government and Politics

  1. Edward Snowden (2013) - Exposed NSA surveillance programs
  2. Chelsea Manning (2010) - Leaked classified documents about the Iraq War and Guantanamo Bay
  3. Daniel Ellsberg (1971) - Released the Pentagon Papers, revealing government secrets about the Vietnam War
  4. Julian Assange (2010) - Founded WikiLeaks, publishing classified documents and exposing government wrongdoing
  5. Reality Winner (2017) - Leaked NSA documents about Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election

Corporate and Financial

  1. Mark Whitacre (1992) - Exposed price-fixing and fraud at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
  2. Jeffrey Wigand (1996) - Revealed tobacco industry secrets about the dangers of smoking
  3. Martin Shkreli (2015) - Exposed price-gouging and fraud at Turing Pharmaceuticals
  4. John R. Evans (2015) - Exposed accounting fraud at Herbalife
  5. Bradley Birkenfeld (2008) - Exposed tax evasion and money laundering at UBS

Healthcare and Science

  1. Dr. Nancy Olivieri (1996) - Exposed the dangers of a blood disorder treatment at Apotex
  2. Dr. David Healy (2004) - Exposed the risks of antidepressant medications
  3. Dr. Peter Rost (2004) - Exposed the marketing of unapproved drugs by pharmaceutical companies
  4. Dr. Julie Gerberding (2009) - Exposed the contamination of vaccines at Merck
  5. Dr. William Thompson (2014) - Exposed the manipulation of autism-vaccine data by the CDC

Military and Intelligence

  1. Frank Snepp (1984) - Exposed the CIA's involvement in the Vietnam War
  2. Philip Agee (1975) - Exposed CIA agents and operations
  3. Anatoli Kuznetsov (1989) - Exposed the KGB's activities in the Soviet Union
  4. Sibel Edmonds (2002) - Exposed corruption and espionage within the FBI
  5. Thomas Drake (2011) - Exposed NSA surveillance programs and corruption

Other

  1. Karen Silkwood (1979) - Exposed safety concerns and corruption at Kerr-McGee
  2. Gary Webb (1996) - Exposed the CIA's involvement in the Contra cocaine scandal
  3. Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (1986) - Exposed the Soviet Union's human rights abuses
  4. Ahmed Ressam (2001) - Exposed the Algerian terrorist group GIA's plans to attack the US
  5. Bradley Manning (2010) - Exposed the US military's treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib

These individuals have risked their careers, freedom, and even their lives to expose wrongdoing and bring about accountability.