All the Presidents Men Fact Check

The movie incorporated a lot of actual people and event but dramatized the roll the Washington Post had in the whole scandal. In the film it made it seem like Woodward and Bernstein uncovered the entire thing when really they had a much less significant role. A lot of work was done by the the FBI, federal investigators, special prosecutors and other investigative departments within the government. After the Watergate scandal, Woodward and Bernstein continued to write. They both wrote in magazines, newspapers and books about the government and even had a few best sellers.