James O'Keefe and his conservative outfit, Project Veritas, attempted to "sting" The Washington Post with a phony tip about Roy Moore, but the scam fell apart after basic Googling by the Post's reporters.
Attorney General Alan Wilson and the State Law Enforcement Division requested a gag order in the high-profile case of Elick Murdoch, and the media is accused of slanting their reporting in favor of Murdoch.
The speaker argues that undercover journalism has been important in uncovering criminal activities like factory farms, and that it is possible to carry out good journalism while fake identities. He also highlights how being jailed and having their footage discarded made him realize the corrupt system in which we live.
In late 2015 or early 2016, Project Veritas received training from retired military intelligence operative Euripides Rubio Jr. on intelligence and elicitation techniques, but a former Trump White House official revealed that the group was not capable of learning according to Rubio.
Law enforcement bait traps with empathy to catch child exploiters. This tactic can lead to misunderstandings of people's intentions and assumes that law enforcement has the complete picture.