There is a common theme in wartime propaganda posters to warn citizens against talking too much lest the enemy hear secrets. But was it common for belligerents to actually find useful information in this way?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a8lgtu/did_loose_lips_really_sink_ships/ecc73lf the first reply has a really interesting take on it. I don't believe that they have definitive proof but as the author put it, "it was pretty damning for May".