Editing Arkansas Project (section)

==News stories==
The investigations funded by Scaife money mostly concentrated on the [[Whitewater (controversy)|Whitewater]] investments, which extended to a conspiracy theory surrounding the death of [[Vincent Foster|Vince Foster]], a Clinton aide with connections to Whitewater. [[Christopher W. Ruddy]], a reporter for the Scaife-owned ''[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]'', published a series of articles claiming Clinton was behind Foster's suicide.<ref>Trudy Lieberman. [http://archives.cjr.org/year/96/2/foster.asp The Vincent Foster Factory] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061002233558/http://archives.cjr.org/year/96/2/foster.asp |date=October 2, 2006 }}. [[Columbia Journalism Review]], April 1996.</ref> Although Clinton was never found to have broken the law by [[Ken Starr]], Ruddy published his book, ''[[The Strange Death of Vincent Foster]]'', regardless. His conspiracy theories about Foster have since been dismissed even by some more outspoken conservatives like [[Ann Coulter]].<ref>"Even if Christopher Ruddy's ''The Strange Death of Vince Foster'' was considered a conservative hoax book, it was also conservatives who discredited it." Chapter Six Endnote 105, pp. 224–25, ''[[Slander (book)|Slander]]'', [[Ann Coulter]].</ref> The ''Spectator'' stopped receiving Scaife funding when "it ran a scathing review of [the] book ..."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaife092998.htm Anti-Clinton Billionaire Goes Before Grand Jury]''The Washington Post'', September 29, 1998</ref>

In late November 1997 after Jeff Corry's review of Ruddy's book was published, [[Reed Irvine]] of [[Accuracy in Media]] (who has received about $2 million from Scaife since 1977<ref name="wapo3">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifeside050299.htm Scaifes Side], ''The Washington Post'', May 2, 1999</ref>) "reported in his newsletter that Scaife had called Tyrrell to say he was cutting him off."<ref name="wapo3" /> In fact, "Tyrrell confirmed in an interview that the call occurred but said he couldn't remember details of the conversation that ended all support from the man who had been his principal benefactor for nearly 30 years."<ref name="wapo3" />

In 1999, [[Joseph Farah]]'s [[Western Journalism Center]] "placed some 50 ads reprinting Ruddy's ''Tribune-Review'' stories in ''[[The Washington Times]]'', then repackaged the articles as a packet titled 'The Ruddy Investigation,' which sold for $12."<ref name="WJC">[http://www.publiceye.org/conspire/clinton/Clintonculwar8-06.html Western Journalism Center – Joseph Farah], PublicEye.org</ref> Shortly thereafter, the Western Journalism Center "circulated a video featuring Ruddy's claims, 'Unanswered-The Death of Vincent Foster,' that was produced by author [[James Dale Davidson|James Davidson]], chairman of the [[National Taxpayers Union]] (NTU) and co-editor of the Strategic Investment newsletter."<ref name="WJC" />

In the late 1990s, Ruddy and Farah turned their focus to the internet with help from Scaife. Ruddy founded [[NewsMax]] and Farah started [[WorldNetDaily]] which report news from a conservative perspective. Eventually, Scaife became an investor and the third-largest stockholder of NewsMax.<ref name="SEC">[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167574/000095014402002242/g74688a1sb-2a.txt NewsMax Media, Inc. SB-2/A#1 Reg. No. 333-83408] [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]</ref>