It par for the course from the US press. In WWII one paper printed ... something that a Congresscritter? blabbed to them that our subs were avoiding IJN depth

It par for the course from the US press. In WWII one paper printed ... something that a Congresscritter? blabbed to them that our subs were avoiding IJN depth charges because their crush depth was deeper than the Japanese realized. Needless to say, this resulted in our losing a lot more, the sub service ended up losing 20% of its men (almost all sub defeats kill the entire crew), and that's when it became "The Silent Service", not for silent running, but for not saying anything they didn't have to about what they were doing.