Project Veritas Webpage Highlights Top 10 Lies Told About James O’Keefe, Project Veritas

• Project Veritas Legal Team Constantly Securing Retractions from Media Outlets Repeating the Same Lies

• Constant Lies Stem from ACORN Investigations; O’Keefe was Never Convicted of Deceptively Editing Videos, O’Keefe Did Present Himself as Pimp

• Three Constant Lies Stem from Landrieu Phone Investigation; O’Keefe Not a Felon, Never Attempted Break-in or Wiretap

[MAMARONECK, N.Y.—April 21, 2020] Project Veritas today unveiled a new webpage featuring the .

“We decided it would save folks time by posting the Top 10 Lies about Project Veritas and myself,” said O’Keefe, who established Project Veritas in 2011, after working as
an independent investigative journalist.

O’Keefe said critics have to go back nine years to find a questionable video edit, but nearly every reporter includes it to discredit Project Veritas investigations.

“I never was a convicted felon. I never tried to break into a senator’s office or wiretap her phones,” said O’Keefe “It is frustrating that our lawyers have had to secure hundreds of retractions from media outlets, who out of laziness or malice repeat the same lies and mischaracterizations about me and Project Veritas.

The Top 10 Lies About Project Veritas and James O’Keefe

Lie #1: Project Veritas has no credibility or impact

FACT: Project Veritas has serious credibility and makes incredible impact

Lie #2: O’Keefe and Project Veritas deceptively edit tapes, ACORN and other examples.

FACT: Every journalist, whether video or print or other medium, edits his or her work. The difference with us is our videos are in context and not deceptively edited

Lie #3: James O'Keefe did not present himself as a pimp and never wore the pimp outfit

FACT: Pimp protocol does not require the wearing of a "pimp fur"

Lie #4: James O'Keefe was guilty of and settled a lawsuit about misrepresenting and deceptively editing video of San Diego ACORN worker Juan Carlos Vera.

FACT: James O'Keefe settled a lawsuit for invasion of privacy, not for deceptively editing or doctoring footage

Lie #5: James O'Keefe is a felon, broke into the office of, bugged, wiretapped or attempted to wiretap phones of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu

FACT: James O'Keefe is NOT a felon and DID NOT wiretap or attempt to wiretap U.S.
Sen. Mary Landrieu

Lie #6: James O'Keefe attempted to sexually harass CNN correspondent Abby Bourdeau on a boat with sex toys

Fact: Although CNN presented it as O'Keefe's plan of action, it was an idea drafted by a non-Project Veritas individual and was never accepted by O'Keefe

Lie #7: James O'Keefe sexually harassed Nadia Naffe

Fact: Naffe said under oath she was not sexually harassed by James O’Keefe and the case was dismissed before it even became a Complaint

Lie #8: James O'Keefe was involved with the Shirley Sherrod video incident

Fact: James O’Keefe was not in any way involved in the Shirley Sherrod incident

Lie #9: James O'Keefe and Project Veritas only go after Democrats and individuals and organizations on the left

FACT: Project Veritas investigates corruption without taking direction from individuals or organizations and releases the results regardless of ideology or party affiliation

Lie #10: James O'Keefe and Project Veritas planted or attempted to plant a fake story in The Washington Post

FACT: Project Veritas uses a variety of aliases to get meetings with people and sought to expose media bias in that particular matter

About Project Veritas

James O'Keefe established Project Veritas in 2011 as a non-profit journalism enterprise to
continue his undercover reporting work. Today, Project Veritas investigates and exposes corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions to achieve a more ethical and transparent society. O'Keefe serves as the CEO and Chairman of the Board so that he can continue to lead and teach his fellow journalists, as well as protect and nurture the Project Veritas culture.

Project Veritas is a registered 501(c)3 organization. Project Veritas does not advocate specific resolutions to the issues raised through its investigations, nor do we encourage others to do so. Our goal is to inform the public of wrongdoing and allow the public to make judgments on the issues.