PROLECT CrUAS December 3, 2019 Via E-Mail Mr. Matthew Phelan Ms. Liz, Farkas Wonkette Re: Your article of March 7, 2013, Dear Mr. Phelan and Ms. Farkas: Reference is made to the article that you co-wrote, while Mr, Phelan was at Wonkette, on March 7, 2013, captioned: Wonket Sexclusive: Totally Blameless Crime-Stopper James O'Keefe To Pay $100,000 To ACORN Criminal, There are libelous statements included, deliberately besmirching the character of James O'Keefe and Project Veritas, to wit: Vera sued both parties over this and the wild misrepresentation of his activities in the edited version of the undercover video, posted online. O’Keefe’s willingness to pay this exorbitant sum és, by itself, a tacit admission of guilt. emphasis added) You have told your readers that they should believe these to be true, as a factual matter. What is fact, as a matter of law, is what you wrote, and Wonkette published, is actionable libel. Your article inappropriately, and deliberately, attacked and mischaracterized Mr. O'Keefe and Project Veritas, revealing your lack of veracity for truthfulness, your highly questionable credibility, and requires an immediate retraction. ‘The facts, should you be interested in real journalism, are these: Mr, Vera was not “wildly misrepresented.” Even he did not allege misrepresentation, but rather, an invasion of privacy. What was published by Project Veritas was true and led to the democratically controlled House and Senate, during then President Obama’s term, to defund ACORN. Messrs. O'Keefe and Vera settled the case, There was no admission of liability. The settlement agreement that each signed, which you admittedly had in your 1214 W. Boston Post Rd, No. 148, Mamaroneck, N.Y. 10543, (814) 408-2300 won projectveritas.com info@projectuertas.compossession at the time, specifically stated as such. Notwithstanding, you wrote that it was an admission of guilt. That is an outright lie. Project Veritas demands that you issue an immediate retraction to correct each of the foregoing within the online version of the article. If the article appeared in a printed format, the appropriate correction needs to be published in the next printed version of your periodical. Be advised that efforts to besmirch the character of James O'Keefe and Project Veritas with such cavalier and reckless “journalism” will not be tolerated. Project Veritas expressly reserves all rights that it has, or may have, whether based in law and/or equity, to seek redress before the appropriate regulatory authority and/or a court of competent jurisdiction. Very truly yours, aanivan 3eneral Counsel Enclosure ce: James O'Keefe Rebecca Schoenkopf, Owner and Publisher, Wonkette Marty Kelley, Managing Editor, Wonkette