{"id":78945,"date":"2020-09-30T21:43:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T18:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gofundme-to-investigate-project-veritas-backed-fundraiser-for-phony-insider\/"},"modified":"2020-09-30T21:43:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T18:43:24","slug":"gofundme-to-investigate-project-veritas-backed-fundraiser-for-phony-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gofundme-to-investigate-project-veritas-backed-fundraiser-for-phony-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"#GoFundMe to investigate Project Veritas-backed fundraiser for phony insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400c1101743\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400c1101743\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gofundme-to-investigate-project-veritas-backed-fundraiser-for-phony-insider\/#It_seems_dubious_at_best\" >It seems dubious at best.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gofundme-to-investigate-project-veritas-backed-fundraiser-for-phony-insider\/#This_weeks_top_technology_stories\" >This week\u2019s top technology stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#GoFundMe to investigate Project Veritas-backed fundraiser for phony insider<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-sub-head\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_seems_dubious_at_best\"><\/span>It seems dubious at best.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\n<p>Project Veritas, the undercover organization headed by right-wing activist James O\u2019Keefe, is pushing its supporters to donate to a GoFundMe campaign on behalf of Omar Jamal, the star of its Minnesota \u201cballot harvesting\u201d video. <\/p>\n<p>GoFundMe told the Daily Dot that the fundraising company\u2019s \u201cTrust &amp; Safety team\u201d is currently investigating the fundraising page in Jamal\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>As the Daily Dot reported on Monday, Jamal is the whistleblower at the center of O\u2019Keefe\u2019s latest sting operation, claiming to be a Minnesota expert on Somalia. But Jamal only published his \u201cSomali Watchdog Group\u201d advocacy site in August 2020, right around when Project Veritas was assembling footage for their piece.<\/p>\n<p>It does not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear the group existed before Project Veritas found Jamal for its video.<\/p>\n<p>Jamal has been called an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SPnoir\/status\/1310685796039614475\">unreliable<\/a> grifter and criticized for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/3774233120001\/\">presenting<\/a> himself as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2009\/04\/24\/when-somalis-are-in-the-news-so-is-omar-jamal\">spokesperson<\/a> for the Somali community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OMG Omar. Say no more. Had to stop calling him when I was at PiPress because his info was so unreliable. Sometimes claimed to speak for people that&#8217;d never heard of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tad Vezner (@SPnoir) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SPnoir\/status\/1310685796039614475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can confirm that our Trust &amp; Safety team is investigating\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/omar-jamal-project-veritas-election-fraud-insider?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1\">this fundraiser<\/a>\u00a0and has reached out to the organizer for more information,\u201d a GoFundMe spokesperson told the Daily Dot. <\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added that the funds\u00a0raised \u201care\u00a0being safely held by our payment processor and will only\u00a0released\u00a0once\u00a0we know how the\u00a0funds\u00a0are being spent and how the\u00a0funds\u00a0are being delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GoFundMe spokesperson also shared with the Daily Dot that the funds potentially going to Jamal are back by the company\u2019s \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/c\/safety\/gofundme-guarantee\">GoFundMe Guarantee<\/a>,\u201d which \u201censures that donations are protected if campaign funds\u2026are misled by a campaign organizer or beneficiary.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to know that the platform is backed by the GoFundMe Guarantee, which means funds are guaranteed to go to the right place or donors will get a refund,\u201d the company spokesperson concluded. <\/p>\n<p>On GoFundMe, Jamal has already raised over $30,000. <\/p>\n<p>In the video, the Veritas ballot harvesting \u201cinsider\u201d claims he works with local police, a claim the Daily Dot was unable to verify.<\/p>\n<p>According to the \u201cinsider,\u201d his goal is to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/omar-jamal-project-veritas-election-fraud-insider?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1\">raise<\/a> half a million dollars to \u201cfight any legal challenges I may be presented with and establish a\u00a0baseline of financial stability for my family for the next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What legal challenges he may face as a result of his \u201cwhistleblowing,\u201d if it is legitimate, is unclear. When asked what legal needs Jamal might have, a Project Veritas spokesperson could not provide any. <\/p>\n<p>Jamal added in his plea to potential donors: \u201cI\u2019m asking for your donation to further fund this ongoing, important project, that I\u2019m collaborating with Project Veritas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Project Veritas and O\u2019Keefe have been extensively pushing the campaign across their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis story was made possible thanks to a BRAVE insider willing to wear an undercover camera and work with Veritas,\u201d the right-wing group tweeted. \u201cIf you can, please support Omar Jamal. He has risked everything to help us blow the lid on this massive voter fraud scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.48.57-PM-1-524x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-882865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.48.57-PM-1-524x512.png 524w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.48.57-PM-1-410x400.png 410w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.48.57-PM-1-768x750.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.48.57-PM-1-45x44.png 45w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.48.57-PM-1-171x167.png 171w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-645x512.png 645w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-504x400.png 504w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-768x610.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-55x44.png 55w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-210x167.png 210w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-441x350.png 441w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-881x700.png 881w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM.png 1186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-645x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-882778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-645x512.png 645w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-504x400.png 504w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-768x610.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-55x44.png 55w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-210x167.png 210w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-441x350.png 441w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM-881x700.png 881w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-1.49.51-PM.png 1186w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\"><figcaption class=\"dd-article-img-credit\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Project Veritas communications director Neil W. McCabe was reached for comment by the Daily Dot, he initially distanced Veritas from the page, before beginning to ask this reporter questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you would agree \u2026 don\u2019t you think that America is a better place with Project Veritas in it, then not in it?\u201d McCabe asked. <\/p>\n<p>Asked why the Project Veritas \u201cwhistleblower\u201d was seeking to raise half a million dollars and what legal fights Jamal had to foot the bill for, McCabe failed to address the question. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know my title \u2026 I\u2019m not the communications director for his GoFundMe page, so if that\u2019s what he said, I will take it at face value, I have no reason to believe that\u2019s untrue, do you?\u201d McCabe stated.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he stood by the GoFundMe page, McCabe stated that he stood by Project Veritas\u2019 social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>Jamal did not return the Daily Dot\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_weeks_top_technology_stories\"><\/span>This week\u2019s top technology stories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Voting by mail is safe enough for Trump\u2019s postmaster <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>\u2014he\u2019s done it before<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No, InfoWars\u2019 Millie Weaver was not arrested for \u2018exposing\u2019 the \u2018deep state\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Will a Biden-Harris administration break up big tech?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Why conservatives think Kamala Harris\u2019 old employee runs Twitter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6 signs it\u2019s time to get a new phone (Sponsored)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailydot.us18.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=557794e049a42cb8dcdf4eacc&amp;id=14207741b3\"><em>Sign up<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to receive the best of the internet straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\">\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/omar-jamal-project-veritas-election-fraud-insider?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1\">GoFundMe<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/debug\/project-veritas-omar-jamal-gofundme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#GoFundMe to investigate Project Veritas-backed fundraiser for phony insider &#8221; It seems dubious at best. Project Veritas, the undercover organization headed by right-wing activist James O\u2019Keefe, is pushing its supporters to donate to a GoFundMe campaign on behalf of Omar Jamal, the star of its Minnesota \u201cballot harvesting\u201d video. 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