On Monday, the Justice Department and the FBI released a redacted transcript of a call from the Orlando, Fla., shooter to a 911 dispatcher. What was blotted out in this redaction? The names of victims? Grotesque audio of people suffering and dying? Perhaps a detail that might have compromised an investigation?

No, what was redacted was the shooter’s statement of motive: his allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader. The redactions brought on so much criticism that by Monday afternoon, Justice and the FBI reversed themselves, releasing the full transcript with a statement.