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[–]slushpilot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Some of their reporting includes very convincing video: the hidden camera stuff where people say things privately that they wouldn't be caught saying openly on record. I think that's an important kind of reporting that should at least be verified and discussed by other journalists to keep everyone honest: and I'm referring to both the person being exposed, as well as Project Veritas themselves.

Maybe the target is an isolated person and not evidence of a widespread problem, maybe that person doesn't have as much influence as they claim, or maybe there's actually a real story there. If the rest of the media did their job, we would be having that discussion and could put the things we're seeing into better context. I wonder why they're refusing to engage with any of their stories though... Even if the incident is an unprovable non-story, the fact that it's getting traction and the eventual debunking could be the story in itself. Hmm.

It's also interesting that Veritas claims to have never lost a lawsuit when they challenge for retractions.

So you asked if they're "trustworthy"... well that only depends on your own determination of trust, or the bias of the person you're speaking to about it. We have a lack of truly neutral and trustworthy news sources these days, so it's really your own decision now. There is no consensus.

The person you share the story with could have a totally different opinion of Veritas, and then decide not to trust you for even having considered sharing it with them... that's where things are at I guess.