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Watch ‘Gasland’ Director Josh Fox Brilliantly Avoid James O’Keefe’s Oil Entrapment

Brandon Baker | May 25, 2014 9:00 am | Comments

Gasland director Josh Fox recently found himself in a game of “Gotcha.” That is, until he turned the tables back around on the man who tried entrapping him.

Conservative activist James O’Keefe had loads of fun in recent years staging scams and releasing audio and video recordings of notable people who were supposedly caught in compromising or contradictory situations. He thought he had the perfect plan for Fox—an over-the-phone offer to fund a future project with so much oil money that even an environmentalist like Fox wouldn’t pass it up.

However, a listen to the recording lets you know just how poorly O’Keefe thought this thing out. He also didn’t anticipate that Fox would recording the conversation as well. That was perfect for exposing how O’Keefe edited the chat to give people the perception that Fox was a sellout.

MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes captures it all and lets Fox explain why he also recorded the odd conversation:

GREAT VIDEO! Don't miss it! 

http://ecowatch.com/2014/05/25/gasland-josh-fox-james-okeefe-entrapment/