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Joshua Kaplan

Reporter, ProPublica

Joshua Kaplan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at ProPublica, where he writes about the government, money, and power.
Threats

Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes

One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it.

  • Justin Elliott and Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica
Threats

Elon Musk’s SpaceX took money directly from Chinese investors, company insider testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign stakes in one of America’s most important military contractors.

  • Justin Elliott and Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica