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- Hecker said on live TV that she is going to Project Veritas with behind-the-scenes recordings.
- Project Veritas is a far-right organization whose stated mission is to "investigate and expose corruption."
- The group is known for its early attempts to discredit Planned Parenthood in a sting operation.
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Fox News journalist Ivory Hecker said during a live broadcast on Monday that the network was muzzling her – and announced that she would be going to far-right group Project Veritas with behind-the-scenes recordings.
"I want to let you the viewers know that Fox Corp has been muzzling me to keep certain information from you," said Hecker, who is a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor with Fox affiliate Fox 26 Houston.
"From what I am gathering, I am not the only reporter being subjected to this. I am going to be releasing some recordings about what goes on behind the scenes at Fox, because it applies to you, the viewers," she said.
Hecker, 32, added that she was going to far-right group Project Veritas with these secret recordings. The clip of Hecker blasting the network was also released on the Project Veritas YouTube channel.
Hecker did not elaborate on what the recordings contained and did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.
Project Veritas is a far-right group that claims in its mission statement that it aims to "investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical and transparent society."
Insider reported in 2017 that Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe attempted to discredit the Washington Post in a failed operation by having one of the organization's employees pretend to be a victim of sexual assault. O'Keefe and Project Veritas are also known for trying to launch a sting operation to "expose" Planned Parenthood by surreptitiously taping and re-editing conversations with young women posing as abortion clients.
A spokesman for Project Veritas told Insider that Hecker will be sitting down for an interview with the group on Tuesday evening to discuss claims of "corruption" and "censorship" that she has regarding Fox News. The spokesman added that Hecker will be, among other things, "blowing the whistle" on the Fox network and speaking about how she believes corporate journalism is "broken."
It is unclear if Hecker still works for Fox. However, Hecker's Twitter bio still lists her as a TV news reporter for Fox 26 Houston.
Fox 26 Houston did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider on her employment status.
