James O'Keefe
 James O'Keefe       (journalist, activist) | |
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| Born | 28 June 1984 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Founder of | Project Veritas |
| Interests | • Andrew Breitbart • ACORN • US/Democratic Party |
| Interest of | Hannah Giles |
Set up Project Veritas in 2006 from which he was ousted in 2023 for "cost saving reasons". | |
James O'Keefe is an American journalist and activist. He set up Project Veritas in 2006 from which he was ousted in 2023;[1] he continued his work with the O'keefe Media Group.[2]
Background
After graduating from Rutgers University, O'Keefe worked for a year at the Leadership Institute (LI) in Arlington, Virginia, under media specialist Ben Wetmore, whom O'Keefe called his mentor[3]. The institute sent him to colleges to train students to start conservative independent newspapers, but, after a year LI officials asked him to leave. According to LI president and founder Morton Blackwell, O'Keefe was "very effective and very enthusiastic" but after a year he was asked to leave because officials felt his activist work jeopardized the group's nonprofit status by trying to influence legislation.[3]
Project Veritas
