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The term whistleblower here is just a means to raise awareness for this information, which is good (not that it does much for the FB-reading population, besides those infatuated with following conspiracy theories).


No, she is an actual whistleblower. She went to the SEC with corporate documents.


"Whistleblower" is a term of art: someone who brings a "private" company matter to the attention of the outside world. Usually this would get you fired, so there are legal protections for whistleblowers.




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