In 2025, Guardian US investigations prompted significant changes, from legislation to corporate policy reversals. An exclusive report revealing that Israel's elite spy agency used Microsoft technology to store recordings of millions of Palestinian phone calls led Microsoft to terminate the Israeli military's access to those services. The surveillance program, uncovered with +972 Magazine and Local Call, sparked protests and investor pressure.
An investigation into an Indiana non-profit hospital chain for inflating prices resulted in Governor Mike Braun signing legislation requiring non-profit hospitals to lower prices or lose tax-exempt status. The law, effective 2026, is the first US state law to cap prices for non-profit hospitals.
A Guardian probe found the University of Michigan hired a private security firm to surveil pro-Palestinian protesters, including undercover investigators who threatened students. After the report, the university cancelled the firm's contract. Charges against students, based on evidence gathered, were dropped after Guardian revealed the university had recruited the state attorney general due to her ties to the institution.
Following Guardian's coverage of Jose Manuel Mojica, a Los Angeles man arrested for assaulting law enforcement at an ICE protest, federal prosecutors dismissed the charges. Mojica, who said he was brutally attacked by police, faced up to eight years in prison.
After Guardian reported that FDA vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad convinced YouTube to delete a channel exposing medical misinformation, YouTube reinstated the channel. Another investigation revealed high lead and arsenic levels near a hazardous waste factory in Mexico, leading Zinc Nacional to relocate its most polluting operations.
Guardian also uncovered a US company tracking food and environmental health advocates in a taxpayer-funded web portal to downplay pesticide dangers. Following backlash, v-Fluence shut down the tool. Additionally, an exclusive report on JD Vance's team altering an Ohio lake's outflow for a family boating trip was covered by over 200 outlets, prompting Senator Adam Schiff to write to defense officials.
