Claim 226

More than 100 journalists worked in the AP offices whose phone lines were targeted.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: More than 100 journalists worked in the AP offices whose phone lines were targeted.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: More than 100 journalists affected
About: incident 2013-us-doj-seizes-ap-phone-records
Source: AP: DOJ Secretly Obtained AP Reporters' Phone Call Records
Publisher: Lawfare
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2013-05-14

Quotation from the source

More than 100 journalists work in the offices where phone records were targeted, on a wide array of stories about government and other matters.