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		verisimi on Oct 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pandora papers: biggest leak of offshore data expo... I'm cynical, but I think if the bbc, guardian and wapo are reporting on this, this is a controlled release.

lysp on Oct 4, 2021 [–]

It's similar with other leaks.

It's shared amongst journalists worldwide who analyse it for a few weeks/months.

Then they all release on the same day. It allows local coverage and doesn't give those mentioned a heads up.

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