Controversies

Operation Northwoods

Operation Northwoods was a covert plan proposed in 1962 by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of…

October 7, 2024

New Documents Highlight NIH Adviser’s Controversial Handling of Emails and FOIA Requests

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a series of documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act…

August 12, 2024

J.F.K. Assassination Records Archive – Previously Withheld JFK Assassination Documents Database

Background The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, is one of the most significant…

August 9, 2024

CARNIVORE (DCS1000): FBI Files on Their Email and Electronic Communication Monitoring Software

The below documents began being published here on The Black Vault in 2018, as the FBI released them. The final…

June 27, 2024

The “Family Jewels” Collection (CIA)

The CIA's "Family Jewels" is a compilation of documents that expose a series of controversial and often illicit activities conducted…

May 29, 2024

Obamacare / Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly known as Obamacare, is a health reform legislation signed into law…

February 8, 2024

Unsealed Court Documents in Jeffrey Epstein Case; Roughly 150 Names Unredacted

In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking conspiracy, court filings from a related lawsuit…

January 4, 2024

IRS Documents Shed Light on Fortnite Virtual Currency Controversy

In a release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a set of…

December 28, 2023

White House Cocaine Incident: Released Secret Service Files Shed Light on Security Response

UPDATE: On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Secret Service decided to release additional records to The Black Vault through a…

November 14, 2023

FBI Files on the November 15, 2015, Shooting of Jamar Clark

Background On November 15, 2015, Jamar Clark was shot by Minneapolis police officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze during a…

August 7, 2023