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Project Veritas is an American right-wing activist group. The group uses "disguises and hidden cameras to uncover supposed liberal bias and corruption." The group is known for producing deceptively edited videos. In a 2018 book on propaganda and disinformation in U.S. politics, three Harvard University scholars refer to Project Veritas as a "right-wing disinformation outfit."

History

It was founded in 2010 by James O'Keefe.

The organization has produced deceptively edited videos targeted against ACORN, NPR and others. During the 2016 campaign, the organization falsely claimed to have shown that the Hillary Clinton accepted illegal donations from foreign sources.

O'Keefe was sued for defamation by a man he wrongfully depicted as a "willing participant in an underage sex-trafficking scheme"; the suit led to a settlement in 2013, in which O'Keefe issued an apology and paid $100,000.

In 2017, it was caught in a failed attempt to trick the The Washington Post into posting a fabricated story about Roy Moore. Rather than uncritically publish a story that accused Republican candidate Moore of impregnating a teenager, The Washington Post critically examined the story that they were presented with, checked the source, assessed her credibility and ultimately found that there was no merit to her claims, and that instead Project Veritas were trying to dupe The Washington Post.

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 and organization

Much of the funding for Project Veritas comes from anonymous donations through Donors Trust, a conservative, American nonprofit donor-advised fund backed by the Koch brothers, 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.

The group's affiliate is the Project Veritas Action Fund.

See also

References

  1. ^ N Carolina woman sues Project Veritas, founder for libel. Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press, May 21, 2019
  2. ^ Ed, Pilkington (November 29, 2017). "Project Veritas: how fake news prize went to rightwing group beloved by Trump". The Guardian. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Haag, Matthew (27 November 2017). "Woman Tried to Dupe Washington Post With False Claim About Roy Moore, Paper Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  4. Biddle, Sam (June 11, 2019). "Right-Wing sting group Project Veritas is breaking Facebook's "authentic behavior" rule. Now what?". The Intercept. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. "Trump suggests U.S. should sue Facebook and Google". Los Angeles Times. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  6. Newton, Casey (27 June 2019). "Project Veritas' YouTube sting was deeply misleading — and successful". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  7. "Project Veritas' Election 2016 'Rigging' Videos". Snopes.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  8. Folkenflik, David (March 14, 2011). "Elements of NPR Gotcha Video Taken out of Context". NPR. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  9. Poniewozik, James (March 13, 2011). "The Twisty, Bent Truth of the NPR-Sting Video". TIME. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. 2018-10-15. p. 358. ISBN 9780190923631.
  11. ^ Kenneth P. Vogel, James O'Keefe, Practitioner of the Sting, Has an Ally in Trump, New York Times (December 7, 2017).
  12. "Washington Post Says It Was The Target Of A Sting". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  13. "James O'Keefe's Targets Sue Undercover Filmmaker for $1 Million". Time. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  14. Stelter, Brian (2017-11-28). "James O'Keefe on the defensive after failed anti-Post plot". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  15. "Latest Clinton Sting Doesn't Live Up to Its Hype". Time. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  16. 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.
  17. "A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation". Washington Post.
  18. "Project Veritas head mocks Washington Post's handling of hoax". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  19. 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.
  20. Post, Washington. "Project Veritas leader James O'Keefe barred from fundraising in Florida". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  21. Mayer, Jane (May 20, 2016). "Sting of Myself". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  22. Robert O'Harrow Jr., Project Veritas received $1.7 million last year from charity associated with the Koch brothers, Washington Post (December 1, 2017).
  23. Israel, Josh (October 20, 2016). "Trump used his foundation to fund guerrilla filmmaker James O'Keefe". ThinkProgress. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  24. 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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