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Revision as of 19:30, 18 August 2019 view source24.182.56.74 (talk) Fixed grammarTags: canned edit summary Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit← Previous edit Revision as of 03:45, 19 August 2019 view source BattleshipGray (talk | contribs)88 edits Removed "right-wing" language. The first source cited does not call the group right-wing. The other two sources, the Guardian and the Observer, are British tabloids - hardly reliable sources. What next - cites to National Enquirer and Weekly World News?Next edit →
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'''Project Veritas''' is an American ]<ref name=APLibelSuit>. Emery P. Dalesio, ], May 21, 2019</ref><ref name=GuardianFakeNews>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/29/project-veritas-how-fake-news-prize-went-to-rightwing-group-beloved-by-trump |title=Project Veritas: how fake news prize went to rightwing group beloved by Trump |last=Ed |first=Pilkington |date=November 29, 2017 |newspaper=] |access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref><ref name=TheIntercept>{{cite web |url=https://theintercept.com/2019/06/11/facebook-rules-project-veritas/ |title=Right-Wing sting group Project Veritas is breaking Facebook's "authentic behavior" rule. Now what? |last=Biddle |first=Sam |date=June 11, 2019 |website=] |access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref> non-profit organization. It was founded in 2010 by ]. Its stated mission is "to investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical and transparent society."<ref name="about veritas">{{cite web |url=http://www.theprojectveritas.com/about |title=About Project Veritas |website=Project Veritas |accessdate=October 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815082804/http://www.theprojectveritas.com/about |archive-date=August 15, 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The group's productions have been widely criticized and dismissed as misleading, fabricated or taken out of context⁠—a failed attempt to sting ''The Washington Post'' led to widespread mockery.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/wapo-badly-burns-james-okeefe/ |title=WaPo Badly Burns James O'Keefe |first=Rod |last=Dreher |date=November 27, 2017 |magazine=] |access-date=November 28, 2017 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/454097/james-okeefe-helps-washington-post|title=James O'Keefe Shoots at The Washington Post and Misses |first=Dan |last=McLaughlin |date=November 28, 2017 |magazine=] |access-date=November 28, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> O'Keefe and Project Veritas have been sued for defamation repeatedly, at least one of those suits leading to an apology and $100,000 damages.<ref name=AtlanticConor>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/andrew-breitbart-and-james-okeefe-ruined-him-and-now-he-gets-100-000/273841/ |title=Andrew Breitbart and James O'Keefe Ruined Him, and Now He Gets $100,000 |last=Friedersdorf |first=Conor |date=March 8, 2013 |magazine=] |access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Folk">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/14/134525412/Segments-Of-NPR-Gotcha-Video-Taken-Out-Of-Context |title=Elements of NPR Gotcha Video Taken out of Context |last=Folkenflik |first=David |date=March 14, 2011 |website=] |access-date=February 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Twisty">{{cite magazine |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2011/03/13/the-twisty-bent-truth-of-the-npr-sting-video |title=The Twisty, Bent Truth of the NPR-Sting Video |last=Poniewozik |first=James |date=March 13, 2011 |magazine=] |access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref> O'Keefe has been barred from fundraising for Project Veritas in Florida and other states because of his federal criminal record for entering a federal building under fraudulent pretenses.<ref name=WaPoFraud>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/florida-bars-project-veritas-founder-james-okeefe-from-fundraising-due-to-criminal-conviction/2017/12/08/f20a05c4-dc41-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html?utm_term=.0a1ae52949b8 |title=Florida bars Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe from fundraising due to criminal conviction |last=Boburg |first=Shawn |date=December 8, 2017 |newspaper=] |access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref> '''Project Veritas''' is an American > non-profit organization. It was founded in 2010 by ]. Its stated mission is "to investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical and transparent society."<ref name="about veritas">{{cite web |url=http://www.theprojectveritas.com/about |title=About Project Veritas |website=Project Veritas |accessdate=October 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815082804/http://www.theprojectveritas.com/about |archive-date=August 15, 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The group's productions have been widely criticized and dismissed as misleading, fabricated or taken out of context⁠—a failed attempt to sting ''The Washington Post'' led to widespread mockery.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/wapo-badly-burns-james-okeefe/ |title=WaPo Badly Burns James O'Keefe |first=Rod |last=Dreher |date=November 27, 2017 |magazine=] |access-date=November 28, 2017 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/454097/james-okeefe-helps-washington-post|title=James O'Keefe Shoots at The Washington Post and Misses |first=Dan |last=McLaughlin |date=November 28, 2017 |magazine=] |access-date=November 28, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> O'Keefe and Project Veritas have been sued for defamation repeatedly, at least one of those suits leading to an apology and $100,000 damages.<ref name=AtlanticConor>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/andrew-breitbart-and-james-okeefe-ruined-him-and-now-he-gets-100-000/273841/ |title=Andrew Breitbart and James O'Keefe Ruined Him, and Now He Gets $100,000 |last=Friedersdorf |first=Conor |date=March 8, 2013 |magazine=] |access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Folk">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/14/134525412/Segments-Of-NPR-Gotcha-Video-Taken-Out-Of-Context |title=Elements of NPR Gotcha Video Taken out of Context |last=Folkenflik |first=David |date=March 14, 2011 |website=] |access-date=February 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Twisty">{{cite magazine |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2011/03/13/the-twisty-bent-truth-of-the-npr-sting-video |title=The Twisty, Bent Truth of the NPR-Sting Video |last=Poniewozik |first=James |date=March 13, 2011 |magazine=] |access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref> O'Keefe has been barred from fundraising for Project Veritas in Florida and other states because of his federal criminal record for entering a federal building under fraudulent pretenses.<ref name=WaPoFraud>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/florida-bars-project-veritas-founder-james-okeefe-from-fundraising-due-to-criminal-conviction/2017/12/08/f20a05c4-dc41-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html?utm_term=.0a1ae52949b8 |title=Florida bars Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe from fundraising due to criminal conviction |last=Boburg |first=Shawn |date=December 8, 2017 |newspaper=] |access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref>


==Funding== ==Funding==

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Project Veritas is an American > non-profit organization. It was founded in 2010 by James O'Keefe. Its stated mission is "to investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical and transparent society." The group's productions have been widely criticized and dismissed as misleading, fabricated or taken out of context⁠—a failed attempt to sting The Washington Post led to widespread mockery. O'Keefe and Project Veritas have been sued for defamation repeatedly, at least one of those suits leading to an apology and $100,000 damages. O'Keefe has been barred from fundraising for Project Veritas in Florida and other states because of his federal criminal record for entering a federal building under fraudulent pretenses.

Funding

Much of the funding for Project Veritas comes from anonymous donations through Donors Trust, a conservative, American nonprofit donor-advised fund, which according to its promotional materials, says that it will "keep your charitable giving private, especially gifts funding sensitive or controversial issues." Prominent donors include the Trump Foundation, which, in May 2015, donated $10,000.

References

  1. "About Project Veritas". Project Veritas. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. Dreher, Rod (November 27, 2017). "WaPo Badly Burns James O'Keefe". The American Conservative. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. McLaughlin, Dan (November 28, 2017). "James O'Keefe Shoots at The Washington Post and Misses". National Review. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. Friedersdorf, Conor (March 8, 2013). "Andrew Breitbart and James O'Keefe Ruined Him, and Now He Gets $100,000". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. Folkenflik, David (March 14, 2011). "Elements of NPR Gotcha Video Taken out of Context". NPR. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  6. Poniewozik, James (March 13, 2011). "The Twisty, Bent Truth of the NPR-Sting Video". TIME. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  7. Boburg, Shawn (December 8, 2017). "Florida bars Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe from fundraising due to criminal conviction". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  8. Mayer, Jane (May 20, 2016). "Sting of Myself". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  9. Israel, Josh (October 20, 2016). "Trump used his foundation to fund guerrilla filmmaker James O'Keefe". ThinkProgress. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  10. Caldwell, Leigh Ann (October 21, 2016). "Trump Foundation paid filmmaker who claims Clinton paid to incite violence at Trump rally". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
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