James O'Keefe
publication date: Monday, October 15, 2018 (part of Fall 2018)
category: 
Activism
clue: Videos of real acorns would not have gotten as much attention as this veritable muckraker's controversial recordings.
explanation: O'Keefe was a political activist who recorded secret videos, most notably of criminal conspiracy by ACORN, although he was accused of distorting them through manipulative editing. He founded Project Veritas. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff
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