Planned Parenthood: Those undercover videos were so heavily edited that they're totally unreliable

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published 27 August 2015

After months of conservative ire over leaked videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the disposal of fetal tissue, the organization is striking back, courtesy of an analysis of the videos by Fusion GPS, a research and corporate intelligence company. The company's investigation of the series of secretly recorded videos found that "'manipulation' of undercover videos by abortion opponents make those recordings unreliable for any official inquiry," The New York Times reports. Fusion GPS said, "A thorough review of these videos in consultation with qualified experts found that they do not present a complete or accurate record of events they purport to depict" — events that, according to critics, include the discussion of the illegal sale of fetal parts.

Planned Parenthood on Thursday presented these findings of "substantive omissions" in the videos to congressional leaders and a committee investigating allegations of criminal activity, bolstering its case that the videos are "deceptively and misleadingly edited," The Times reports. The congressional investigation of Planned Parenthood was opened in July.