Wed Feb 15, 2023 – 4:06 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Conservative undercover journalism operation Project Veritas has formally responded to rumors that its board of directors had placed founder James O’Keefe on leave and were considering removing him from the organization.
“At Project Veritas, we believe in radical transparency coupled with respect, empathy, and honesty,” Executive Director Daniel R. Strack wrote in a statement released February 15.
— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) February 15, 2023
Writing on behalf of five members of Project Veritas’ board of directors, Strack spoke about the staff member feedback that ultimately sparked rumors that O’Keefe, fresh off Project Veritas’ blockbuster report about Pfizer’s alleged involvement in mutating the COVID virus to make new vaccines, was being sidelined by the organization’s leadership.
According to Strack, verbal remarks from “a number of our staff members” led the board to “solicit feedback from additional” employees. That letter was ultimately leaked to the press, triggering a deluge of reports suggesting O’Keefe was on his way out.
On February 8, New York Magazine reported that O’Keefe had been placed on paid leave as the Project Veritas “board considers whether to remove him from his leadership
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