{"id":130061,"date":"2019-10-14T21:34:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T01:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=130061"},"modified":"2019-10-14T21:34:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T01:34:38","slug":"veritas-slams-cnn-for-intentionally-biased-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=130061","title":{"rendered":"Veritas Slams CNN for Intentionally Biased Reporting, Anti-Trump Screeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Veritas Strikes Again: Exposes CNN&#8217;s &#8216;Anti-Trump Crusade&#8217;, Zucker&#8217;s &#8216;Personal Vendetta&#8217; Against Trump<\/h1>\n<p>Zero hwedge.com<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Update:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Veritas has uploaded a second video, this time on &#8216;racial bias&#8217; at CNN.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid208124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q-Dm9y8H7dw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Part 2:<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid561527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VonjmLAbAdQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<aside id=\"my_spring1\"><\/aside>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Undercover whistleblower organization\u00a0<em>Project Veritas<\/em>\u00a0has done it again &#8211; after\u00a0<em>CNN\u00a0<\/em>insider Cary Poarch\u00a0<strong>secretly recorded his colleagues.\u00a0<\/strong>Poarch\u00a0reveals\u00a0CEO\u00a0<strong>Jeff Zucker&#8217;s &#8220;personal vendetta&#8221; against President Trump<\/strong>, including orders to focus on impeachment, as well as a mandate that employees cut ties to Republican lawmakers, including Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg?itok=Bv4YzLJP\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg?itok=Bv4YzLJP\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg?itok=YXkz6IKw 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg?itok=YXkz6IKw 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg?itok=YXkz6IKw 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg?itok=YXkz6IKw 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg?itok=YXkz6IKw 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg?itok=Bv4YzLJP 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/zucker%20wb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"96828d5e-d9f0-4589-bcc4-62cfa1053be1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Jeff Zucker, whistleblower Cary Poarch<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Via\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectveritas.com\/2019\/10\/14\/exposecnnpart1\/\">Project Veritas<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<aside id=\"in-content-dianomi\" class=\"placement placement-embedded placement-dianomi\"><\/aside>\n<blockquote><p>A brave CNN insider came to Project Veritas to expose anti-Trump bias at the cable giant. Cary Poarch, who works at CNN\u2019s Washington D.C. Bureau, tells Project Veritas \u201c<strong>I decided to wear a hidden camera\u2026to expose the bias running rampant<\/strong>\u201d at the network.\u00a0<strong>Poarch documented CNN\u2019s bias for months<\/strong>; recording undercover footage of numerous long-term employees, some of which talk about\u00a0<strong>Jeff Zucker\u2019s anti-Trump agenda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Zucker details his expectations for CNN\u2019s coverage and very matter-of-factly states<strong>\u00a0\u201cimpeachment is the story.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nick Neville, CNN Media Coordinator: \u201cJ<strong>eff Zucker\u2026has a Personal Vendetta Against Trump<\/strong>,\u201d \u201c\u2026Then You Get on the 9AM Call and the Big Boss, Jeff\u00a0<strong>Zucker, F**king Tells What to Do<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Zucker to Staffers: \u201c<strong>Impeachment is the Story<\/strong>,\u201d Ignore Other Stories<\/li>\n<li>Zucker Emphatically States\u00a0<strong>Fox News is \u201cBeyond Destructive for America\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Neville: It\u2019s About \u2018Ratings,\u2019 \u201c\u2026It\u2019s, Like, They Pulled Names Out of a Hat and It\u2019s Like We\u2019re Watching the Gameshow Network\u201d<\/li>\n<li>CNN Floor Manager Mike Brevna: \u201cIt\u2019s the Trump Network, Dog\u2026<strong>They Sold Themselves to The Devil<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Top Network Executive David Chalian Says Republicans are \u2018Delusional, Defiant, or Silent\u2019 With Regards to Trump\u2019s Impeachment Story<\/li>\n<li>CNN Floor Director Hiram Gonzalez: \u201c\u2026We Created This Monster\u2026Media Created the Trump Monster\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019d like to introduce CNN whistleblower Cary Poarch, who secretly recorded his colleagues for months. We\u2019ll be uploading clips all day and night. Says Poarch, \u201cI did\u2019t see any other option&#8230;I decided to wear a hidden camera to expose the bias\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExposeCNN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExposeCNN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kDe3HDdX2r\">https:\/\/t.co\/kDe3HDdX2r<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lcIXgY9BPW\">pic.twitter.com\/lcIXgY9BPW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James O&#39;Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesOKeefeIII\/status\/1183782395104890885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid803910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m7XZmugtLv4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>CNN media coordinator says nobody cares about gang violence that disproportionately affects minorities in Chicago&#8230; &quot;Unless it happens on Cory Booker&#39;s block.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>This is the most honest CNN has ever been<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExposeCNN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExposeCNN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vkw20AFROL\">pic.twitter.com\/Vkw20AFROL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carpe Donktum\ud83d\udd39 (@CarpeDonktum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarpeDonktum\/status\/1183800794023387136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Leading up to today&#8217;s release, O&#8217;Keefe noted that insider is\u00a0<em>still\u00a0<\/em>at CNN and &#8216;overheard&#8217; CEO Jeff Zucker talking about the upcoming Veritas sting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a> insider overheard network President Jeff Zucker talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExposeCNN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExposeCNN<\/a> on the 9am call&#8230;this morning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>He is STILL on the inside. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NFUvZSxljS\">pic.twitter.com\/NFUvZSxljS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James O&#39;Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesOKeefeIII\/status\/1183756343313928198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is far from the first time O&#8217;Keefe and crew have infiltrated CNN. In 2017, a producer was caught on tape admitting that the Trump-Russia story was nothing more than a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-06-27\/cnn-exposed-undercover-sting-producer-admits-russia-story-fake-news-pushed-ratings-0\">ratings grab<\/a>\u00a0by Jeff Zucker, and the narrative is\u00a0<strong>&#8220;mostly bullshit.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid620219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jdP8TiKY8dE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the same series of releases, CNN host Van Jones called the Russia story a &#8220;<strong>big nothing burger.<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As always, President Trump sought to capitalize:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fake News CNN is looking at big management changes now that they got caught falsely pushing their phony Russian stories. Ratings way down!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/879678356450676736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/okeefe-strikes-again\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/okeefe-strikes-again<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veritas Strikes Again: Exposes CNN&#8217;s &#8216;Anti-Trump Crusade&#8217;, Zucker&#8217;s &#8216;Personal Vendetta&#8217; Against Trump Zero hwedge.com Update:\u00a0Veritas has uploaded a second video, this time on &#8216;racial bias&#8217; at CNN. Part 2: *** Undercover whistleblower organization\u00a0Project Veritas\u00a0has done it again &#8211; after\u00a0CNN\u00a0insider Cary &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=130061\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}