Previously:
FBI investigating leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037332 (flagged)
Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48043378 (flagged)
A Dangerous New Attack on Press Freedom: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48057315
Related in that the behavior is similar on the gov't side, but those are about a different story and reporter.
If I was a betting man, I could almost bet someone is abusing that HN flag function.