Examining Project Veritas and the Importance of Independent Journalism

In this chapter, they discuss an investigative journalism project called Project Veritas that has exposed various organizations and practices through undercover conversations and recorded testimonies. The focus is on why Johnson, the person behind Project Veritas, chose not to approach mainstream news outlets like NPR or CBS with his findings. They question why he felt the need to bring attention to the issue and not simply ignore it like most people would. The chapter also highlights that one of the disturbing practices revealed by the project was the suggestion of slipping subliminal messages into children's toys, which Johnson considered a line he would not cross.