A July 16 WorldNetDaily article touts how private investigator Susan Daniels, whom Unruh claims “confirmed that Barack Obama is using a Social Security number issued to a Connecticut address,” said on an appearance during Joseph Farah’s guest-hosting stint for domestic terrorist G. Gordon Liddy that “I can’t wait to see Nancy Pelosi in an orange jumpsuit.” (So much for objective research.)
Unruh also writes that Daniels said she “was drawn into the controvery [sic]” after “a client asked her to do some research on Obama.” So who was that client? Was it WND?
After all, WND’s Jerome Corsi has said that he “hired private investigators” to pursue his anti-Obama vendetta, presumably with WND’s money. Did Corsi hire Daniels too? If so, shouldn’t have Unruh disclosed that in his article?
Of course he should. But WND refuses to be fully honest with its readers about how it’s creating the birther stories it’s reporting on. We’ve documented that Tim Adams has said WND-affiliated attorneys provided him with an affidavit to sign regarding his birther claims, which WND subsequently reported on without disclosing that fact. WND editor Joseph Farah shut down a press conference rather than confirm Adams’ claim, which in itself can be taken as a form of confirmation. And for all we know, WND created the possibly fraudulent affidavit for birther Doug Vogt.
It is certainly not outside the realm of possibility — and is even quite likely — that WND hired Daniels. Farah should have disclosed that on his radio show, and Unruh should have disclosed that in his article. But Farah and WND have never been big on journalistic ethics, have they?