Which of the following facts about the Watergate scandal was revealed by the print media's investigations?
A)Communists had infiltrated the offices of the United States government.
B)Nixon's vice president had spied on government officials of neighboring countries.
C)Someone high up in the Nixon White House had issued orders for the Watergate break-in.
D)Nixon had ordered illegal surveillance of reporters from the Washington Post.
E)China had allied with the Soviet Union to spread communism across the United States.

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The Watergate scandal was uncovered largely due to the investigative journalism of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post, who revealed that individuals connected to President Nixon's re-election campaign were involved in the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex, and that there were attempts to cover up those involved in the break-in, including orders from high up in the Nixon administration.

Which of the Following Facts About the Watergate Scandal Was