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[[Image:James O'Keefe by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|O'Keefe at CPAC 2016]]

[[Image:James O'Keefe by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|O'Keefe at CPAC 2016]]

'''James O'Keefe''' is an independent [[American]] [[journalist]] from Westwood, [[New Jersey]].  He is notable for producing undercover videos alleging ACORN's corruption and Planned Parenthood's racism in its pro-abortion stance.

'''James O'Keefe''' is an independent [[American]] [[journalist]] from Westwood, [[New Jersey]].  He is notable for producing undercover videos alleging ACORN's corruption and [[Planned Parenthood]]'s [[racism]] in its [[pro-abortion]] stance.

"Conservative" Hunter Avallone published a hit piece on James O'Keefe and Project Veritas a few days after attacking many fellow conservatives for acknowledging that Big Tech is engaging in the censorship of conservative and anti-establishment voices.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLHVCRTdxNc</ref>

"Conservative" Hunter Avallone published a hit piece on James O'Keefe and Project Veritas a few days after attacking many fellow conservatives for acknowledging that Big Tech is actively engaging in the illegal censorship of conservative and anti-establishment voices.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLHVCRTdxNc</ref>

==Ballot harvesting==

==Ballot harvesting==

==2016 election==

==2016 election==

Two Democratic operatives left their positions after a Project Veritas video showed them discussing their involvement in the 2016 presidential campaign. One of them, Scott Foval, confessed on camera to orchestrating violence at Trump rallies, a strategy he referred to as “conflict engagement." The Wisconsin-based operative also brainstormed ideas for voter fraud with an undercover Project Veritas reporter. “We talk about a lot of things we don't talk about,” Foval said on the tape.<ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/19/two-democratic-operatives-lose-jobs-after-james-okeefe-sting/ Two Democratic operatives lose jobs after James O’Keefe sting]."</ref> Foval is a contractor for Democracy Partners. Also implicated was Bob Creamer, the founder of this group. Creamer, the husband of a Democratic Congresswoman, is a felon who has visited the White House hundreds of times.<ref>[https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/democrats-could-be-prosecuted-for-trump-rally-violence/ Democrats could be prosecuted for Trump Rally Violence]"</ref> On the video, Creamer described himself as the person who "oversees" Trump rallies for the Clinton campaign.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/26/robert-creamer-james-okeefe-project-veritas-says-calls-clinton-campaign-every-morning/ Robert Creamer Says He Was on Calls With Clinton Campaign ‘Every Morning’]</ref>

Two Democrat operatives left their positions after a Project Veritas video showed them discussing their involvement in the 2016 presidential campaign. One of them, Scott Foval, confessed on camera to orchestrating violence at Trump rallies, a strategy he referred to as “conflict engagement." The Wisconsin-based operative also brainstormed ideas for voter fraud with an undercover Project Veritas reporter. “We talk about a lot of things we don't talk about,” Foval said on the tape.<ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/19/two-democratic-operatives-lose-jobs-after-james-okeefe-sting/ Two Democratic operatives lose jobs after James O’Keefe sting]."</ref> Foval is a contractor for Democracy Partners. Also implicated was Bob Creamer, the founder of this group. Creamer, the husband of a Democrat Congresswoman, is a felon who has visited the White House hundreds of times.<ref>[https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/democrats-could-be-prosecuted-for-trump-rally-violence/ Democrats could be prosecuted for Trump Rally Violence]"</ref> On the video, Creamer described himself as the person who "oversees" Trump rallies for the Clinton campaign.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/26/robert-creamer-james-okeefe-project-veritas-says-calls-clinton-campaign-every-morning/ Robert Creamer Says He Was on Calls With Clinton Campaign ‘Every Morning’]</ref>

== Planned Parenthood ==

== Planned Parenthood ==

In 2006, O'Keefe had Lila Rose, a pro-life advocate, go to [[Planned Parenthood]] and pose as a pregnant teenager while O'Keefe secretly taped.  The staff attempted to persuade Lila to lie about her age so that she could be eligible for an abortion.  When the tape was released, [[Tennessee]] lawmakers voted to end a $721,000 contract with Planned Parenthood.   

In 2006, O'Keefe had Lila Rose, a pro-life advocate, go to [[Planned Parenthood]] and pose as a pregnant teenager while O'Keefe secretly taped.  The staff attempted to persuade Lila to lie about her age so that she could be eligible for an abortion.  When the tape was released, [[Tennessee]] lawmakers voted to end a $721,000 contract with Planned Parenthood.   

O'Keefe, along with [[Hannah Giles]], posed as a pimp and a prostitute at many ACORN offices asking for housing arrangements to run their human smuggling business while secretly video taping everything. The ACORN staff gave advice, despite being told by the pair that they planned to smuggle young girls from El Salvador. Even more shocking is that the pair was given advice on how to avoid paying taxes on the smuggled girls' income. Video excerpts were released, which resulted in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] voting to end all federal funding of ACORN. The [[U.S. Senate]], the [[IRS]], and the [[Census Bureau]] also all voted to end funding for [[ACORN]].

O'Keefe, along with [[Hannah Giles]], posed as a pimp and a prostitute at many ACORN offices asking for housing arrangements to run their human smuggling business while secretly video taping everything. The ACORN staff gave advice, despite being told by the pair that they planned to smuggle young girls from El Salvador. Even more shocking is that the pair was given advice on how to avoid paying taxes on the smuggled girls' income. Video excerpts were released, which resulted in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] voting to end all federal funding of ACORN. The [[U.S. Senate]], the [[IRS]], and the [[Census Bureau]] also all voted to end funding for [[ACORN]].

In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>

In 2010 California Attorney General [[Jerry Brown]] (previously, then later, the Democrat governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department falsely claimed that the video releases by Project Veritas were "heavily edited" to feature only "...the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>

==NPR==

==NPR==

In March 2011, O'Keefe released an undercover video sting of National Public Radio (NPR) officials. Men posing as sympathetic [[Muslim]]s attempted to donate $5 million to [[NPR]] executives. On tape, the VP is heard bashing the [[Tea Party movement]] as racist. This action revealed the partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded media company. The affects were immediate, NPR's President resigned and their VP retired early.

In March 2011, O'Keefe released an undercover video sting of [[National Public Radio]] (NPR) officials. Men posing as sympathetic [[Muslim]]s attempted to donate $5 million to [[NPR]] executives. On tape, the VP is heard bashing the [[Tea Party movement]] as "racist". This action revealed the partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded media company. The effects were immediate, as NPR's President resigned and their VP retired early soon after the video release.

The usual [[lamestream media]] cover-up began in defense of [[liberal]] NPR. NPR claims that they knew something was fishy, “we repeatedly refused to accept.” Now O'Keefe is set to release another tape showing not only was that statement false, but NPR offered to hide the funds from showing up in their donor records.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/10/project-veritas-npr-planned-to-accept-donation-from-muslim-brotherhood-front-group-and-hide-origins-from-government/ Project Veritas: NPR Planned to Accept Donation from Muslim Brotherhood Front Group and Hide Origins From Government, BigGovernment.com, March 10, 2011]</ref> O'Keefe did release a second video, which resulted in another NPR official being placed on leave.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/11/npr.recording/index.html?hpt=Sbin</ref>

The usual [[liberal media]] cover-up began in defense of [[liberal]] NPR. NPR claims that they knew something was fishy, “we repeatedly refused to accept.” Now O'Keefe is set to release another tape showing not only was that statement false, but NPR offered to hide the funds from showing up in their donor records.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/10/project-veritas-npr-planned-to-accept-donation-from-muslim-brotherhood-front-group-and-hide-origins-from-government/ Project Veritas: NPR Planned to Accept Donation from Muslim Brotherhood Front Group and Hide Origins From Government, BigGovernment.com, March 10, 2011]</ref> O'Keefe did release a second video, which resulted in another NPR official being placed on leave.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/11/npr.recording/index.html?hpt=Sbin</ref>

Thanks to O'Keefe, calls to defund NPR in Congress just got louder.  These calls were unfortunately unsuccessful.  This may have been due to establish backlash against the edited videos released--[[The Blaze]], citing an interview with [[Fred Barnes]] suggested the editing was "concerning."<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/</ref>  However, both The Blaze and Fred Barnes equivocated and failed to clearly take a stand on both the outcome and the videos themselves.

Thanks to O'Keefe, calls to defund NPR in Congress just got louder.  These calls were unfortunately unsuccessful.  This may have been due to establish backlash against the edited videos released--[[The Blaze]], citing an interview with [[Fred Barnes]] suggested the editing was "concerning."<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/</ref>  However, both The Blaze and Fred Barnes equivocated and failed to clearly take a stand on both the outcome and the videos themselves.

==American Federation of Teachers==

==American Federation of Teachers==

Project Veritas sent its agent to work undercover as an intern in the American Federation of Teachers' Michigan office.  The AFT sued to enjoin Project Veritas from publishing any trade secrets or proprietary information that was taken by the agent.  A federal district court judge decided not to grant a permanent injunction against publishing the information, but left Project Veritas open to a lawsuit as soon as the report is made public.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/project-veritas-james-okeefe-accuses-teachers-union-of-horrifying-attack-on-free-speech/article/2644607|title=Project Veritas' James O'Keefe accuses teachers union of 'horrifying attack on free speech'|work=Washington Examiner|date=December 29, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

Project Veritas sent an agent to work undercover as an intern in the American Federation of Teachers' Michigan office.  The AFT sued to enjoin Project Veritas from publishing any trade secrets or proprietary information that was taken by the agent.  A federal district court judge decided not to grant a permanent injunction against publishing the information, but left Project Veritas open to a lawsuit as soon as the report is made public.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/project-veritas-james-okeefe-accuses-teachers-union-of-horrifying-attack-on-free-speech/article/2644607|title=Project Veritas' James O'Keefe accuses teachers union of 'horrifying attack on free speech'|work=Washington Examiner|date=December 29, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==

==Early life==

==See also==

==See also==

* [[Andrew Breitbart]]

*[[Andrew Breitbart]]

==References==

==References==