americans for prosperity makes shit up, calls reporter a liar

Despite clear evidence to the contrary, a conservative group's website refuses to retract an article accusing a Think Progress reporter of "dishonesty and lies" when he allegedly misrepresented himself to media staff during an event: Americans for Prosperity refuse to retract 'demonstrably false' blog post.

Americans for Prosperity claims that journalist Lee Fang misrepresented himself at the group's Defending the Dream Summit last week, when he told them he was a "student from California." But he does, in fact, live in California, never claimed to be student, and clearly identified himself as a blogger with Think Progress -- and he's got it all on tape:

In response to the accusations, Fang said that he had in fact been living in northern California for the last seven months and that the description on Think Progress was outdated.

He also posted an audio recording of his interaction with the media staff at the event, in which he identifies himself as being from Think Progress.

Despite being told about the error, AFP refused to correct their post, according to Fang.

Read Lee Fang's full response to the accusations, including an audio recording and transcript of his interaction with Americans for Prosperity representatives: Koch Brother Front Group Americans For Prosperity Pushes Smear Campaign Against Me.