Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-29684190-20191109160654/@comment-24994749-20191111134611

About Ironwood telling he world about Salem: I can see where he is coming from.

Salem HAS been using the Brotherhood keeping her existence a secret to her advantage.

That said, there is the issue of how much to disclose (disclosing information about the Maidens and Ozpin's reincarnations would put them in even more danger), but, most importantly, the backlash from learning that Salem's existence has been known for a long time and is only now being disclosed.