# Claim 399

O'Keefe said federal prosecutors appeared to be pursuing journalists for doing their jobs.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: O'Keefe said federal prosecutors appeared to be pursuing journalists for doing their jobs.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: O'Keefe says journalists are now targets
- About: [incident 2021-fbi-raids-project-veritas-founder-okeefe](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-fbi-raids-project-veritas-founder-okeefe)
- Source: Project Veritas founder detained, phones seized amid FBI raid of his home. https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/project-veritas-founder-detained-phones-seized-amid-fbi-raid-of-his-home/
- Publisher: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2021-11-06

## Quotation from the source

> It appears the Southern District of New York now has journalists in their sights for the supposed 'crime' of doing their jobs lawfully and honestly.

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