The War On News

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Claim 321

An official told the Guardian it had had its fun and the government now wanted the material back.

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

Statement
An official told the Guardian it had had its fun and the government now wanted the material back.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Official tells Guardian to hand back material
About
incident 2013-uk-miranda-detention-guardian-hard-drives
Source
'Guardian' Destroyed Hard Drives With Snowden Documents
Publisher
NPR
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2013-08-20

Quotation from the source

You've had your fun. Now we want the stuff back.