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A "Criticism" section needs to be added to this article to critique the biased and false reporting in the documentary film "We Steal Secrets", which has already been used to defame Julian Assange on NPR. Investigation should be initiated and pursued into what other biased and false reporting may have been engaged in by Gibney in his other ventures. ---Dagme (talk) 00:44, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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"... his newest documentary, Citizen K..."

The current version of this page (2020-10-30 8:58PM UTC) reads "In 2019 he released his newest documentary, Citizen K..." However, Gibney has since made Crazy, Not Insane, Agents of Chaos, and Totally Under Control.

What, then, is the basis for calling Citizen K his "newest" film? Is the distinction that this is Gibney's most recent film to receive a theatrical release rather than a primary release on a television network or streaming service? That Gibney is only a co-director of Agents of Chaos and Totally Under Control? That Crazy, Not Insane has yet to premiere on HBO? Something else?

I recommend this passage be edited for clarity or updated to account for one or more of these even newer documentaries.

107.15.35.102 (talk) 02:36, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's just that no-one has updated that section of the lead since those other documentaries were released. I suggest you simply remove the word "newest". -Lopifalko (talk) 11:00, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]