Did CBS News Stage a ‘Fake Testing Line’ at a Michigan Hospital?

Some staging might have happened but there is no evidence that CBS was involved.

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Right-wing activist group Project Veritas published an article Wednesday that claimed “A CBS News crew pulled medical professionals off the floor at the Cherry Medical Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to line up in their vehicles so a CBS film crew would have a long line for their COVID-19 coverage.” The story quickly went viral on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1258018688231407618
https://twitter.com/gatewaypundit/status/1258085444861997057

It was also picked up by outlets including the Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, and entertainment news website Deadline.

In a video that accompanies the Project Veritas article, Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe states: “An insider has come to us from a Grand Rapids medical center and they claim that CBS News created a fake COVID testing line, taking away doctors and medical personnel away (sic) from treating patients just to create a fake, staged event just for CBS news and their national morning show.”

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  1. Greg G

    This is a local story for me; take this for what it is worth, but it at least appears as if the facility encouraged something. “Good faith.”

    https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/cherry-health-admits-good-faith-mistakes-in-cbs-debacle/

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  2. Steve

    Well of course CBS would deny it. Smh...
    Of course.

    Of course! We are supposed to believe health center employees thought it would look better if there were more people in line and that they took it upon themselves to ensure that happened.

    .... Doesn’t pass any kind of smell test that I know of.

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    Kevin Durant?

    “......but given the statements by the parties involved and O’Keefe’s history of misleadingly editing videos, Project Veritas’ presentation of events deserves a healthy dose of skepticism.”
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    If you believe CBS in this case, obviously, you are a total fool. But can we focus on this sentence above?

    O’Keefe’s history of misleading? I mean......are you kidding? I guess we found the only organization with credibility issues in this story?

    Be skeptical of O’Keefe. That’s good. I’m skeptical of everyone

    But if you think the main place where skepticism is warranted, in a story where one of the parties is goddam CBS NEWS.........

    Jesus, guys

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    KAM

    This is good work. Indeed, "Project Veritas’ presentation of events deserves a healthy dose of skepticism." Too bad. More than not, they do shine a light on the crawly things in the dark. They should play it straighter, gain more credibility.

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    Monte

    Good to see that O’Keefe can still fit into his pimp outfit (after so many years). I'd hate to think that he's grown as a "journalist".

    My Latin is very rusty but I thought that "veritas" had something to do with the truth.

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  6. JakeD

    Question: When the pandemic ends, will @TheDispatch do the work Project Veritas claims to do? Will they take the MSM to task for the many, many lies that they spew? Will they take undercover cameras, microphones and put them in the faces of lying politicians? (I know, those last two words are redundant...)

    I'd just like to know if journalism actually involves leaving your office.

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      Idontdocute

      The Dispatch is based on opinion articles and I have no memory of them ever offering journalism as part of this product that we have subscribed to. I do remember they were requests that they try to do additional fact checks by the members that were not focused on Mr Trump or the GOP. It seems they have obliged and I seem to be the 4th comment in 5 hours.
      I sure it will pick up after they get home from work.... Ah well, they tried. Back to hunting the elephants.

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      1. JakeD

        Fair enough, though please allow me to give you a reminder:

        https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/10/substacks-first-media-company-is-the-dispatch-a-center-right-site-founded-by-former-weekly-standard-and-national-review-editors/

        "“We think there’s a pretty big opening for thoughtful, sane, non-booster-ish conservative journalism,” Hayes said. “We’re emphasizing reporting.”"

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          Idontdocute

          Fair enough

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          1. JakeD

            And don't get me wrong. :) I like The Dispatch. I just also want someone taking on the MSM because outside of Fox News,and a few newspapers, no one else is and even less are even "investigating".

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