Another Roy Moore Accuser- Jaime Phillips- says Moore got her pregnant- forced her to abort at 15
But that is not the real story. The real story is how Conservative darling James O'Keefe and Project Veritas- tried to plant this story in the Washington Post.
This is not the story about Tina Johnson- this is the story of the Conservative Fake News movement at work- this is not a duplicate thread
A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.
James O'Keefe on the defensive after failed anti-Post plot
And the fascinating question is whether Roy Moore's campaign was behind it.
A conservative group tried to plant a fake Roy Moore allegation in the Washington Post. It failed.
Woman Tried to Dupe Washington Post With False Claim About Roy Moore, Paper Says
Some of the highlights
There is one primary source of 'Fake News'- and that is from the far right Conservatives- and Donald Trump. Here we have Project Veritas once again apparently paying someone to lie to reporters to set up a 'sting'- in order to create "fake news'.
If the Washington Post had published this story- it would have published "Fake News"- created by the Conservative "Project Veritas" and James O'Keefe- both of whom would have promptly denounced the WAPO for publishing 'fake news'.
Or maybe the woman really was forced by Moore to get an abortion at 15.......I am sure Project Veritas will be clarifying that any day now
But that is not the real story. The real story is how Conservative darling James O'Keefe and Project Veritas- tried to plant this story in the Washington Post.
This is not the story about Tina Johnson- this is the story of the Conservative Fake News movement at work- this is not a duplicate thread
A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.
James O'Keefe on the defensive after failed anti-Post plot
And the fascinating question is whether Roy Moore's campaign was behind it.
A conservative group tried to plant a fake Roy Moore allegation in the Washington Post. It failed.
Woman Tried to Dupe Washington Post With False Claim About Roy Moore, Paper Says
Some of the highlights
- Woman contacted Washington Post saying she started a sexual relationship with Moore when she was 14 years old
- The woman claimed that Moore got her pregnant and forced her to have an abortion at 15.
- The woman kept asking the reporter to confirm that this story would harm Moore's election campaign.
- The Washington Post found a Go Fund Me site in the woman's name which claimed:That woman said she was moving to New York for a new job. “I’ve accepted a job to work in the conservative media movement to combat the lies and deceipt of the liberal MSM,” the page said, according to The Post. “I’ll be using my skills as a researcher and fact-checker to help our movement.”
- When the woman was asked about the Go Fund Me site- she ended the interview
- Later the same day, the woman drove to the Project Veritas building and entered it.
- When confronted by reporters- James O'Keefe refused to answer whether she was an employee or not.
There is one primary source of 'Fake News'- and that is from the far right Conservatives- and Donald Trump. Here we have Project Veritas once again apparently paying someone to lie to reporters to set up a 'sting'- in order to create "fake news'.
If the Washington Post had published this story- it would have published "Fake News"- created by the Conservative "Project Veritas" and James O'Keefe- both of whom would have promptly denounced the WAPO for publishing 'fake news'.
Or maybe the woman really was forced by Moore to get an abortion at 15.......I am sure Project Veritas will be clarifying that any day now