The Many Leaks of Project Veritas

Project Veritas has recently come into the news again for another set of its infamous left-wing leaks. Project Veritas is on a mission from founder James O’Keefe: exposing the Left for what it is…or at least that’s what he says. Project Veritas is known for “groundbreaking” leaks but the reality of those leaks isn’t always clear and can sometimes be dangerous.

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Project Veritas began its work in 2010 but its founder James O’Keefe began trying to expose organization that he disagreed with in 2008. His first two projects sought to expose Planned Parenthood and ACORN. Although he used female friends to pose as a pregnant teenager and a prostitute, his attack on Planned Parenthood did not end as planned and the organization promised to train employees better when dealing with minors. ACORN, on the other hand, dissolved after his leak caused the Federal Government to pull funding from the poverty alleviation organization. Based on these successes, he founded Project Veritas in 2010. Since then, Project Veritas has tried to cause media firestorms for organizations like NPR, The Washington Post, and American United for Change. Famously, the Washington Post did not fall for their attempt to discredit the paper and then subsequently ran a piece about what happened to them thereby exposing Project Veritas and their inflammatory attempts to…