'US bankrolled anti-Morsi activists' story called baseless and irresponsible, while others sing its praise.

The denunciation and the denials are the best proof of the truth behind the story. Critics denounce Al Jazeera exclusive

'US bankrolled anti-Morsi activists' story called baseless and irresponsible, while others  sing its praise. Robert Kennedy Last Modified: 13 Jul 2013 16:38 Journalist questioned the legality of US funds disbursed to political operators in Egypt [EPA] Doha, Qatar - An exclusive story published on Al Jazeera's website has been criticised for being  inaccurate and disingenuous after it detailed US government funds earmarked for opponents of  deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Emad Mekay's "Exclusive: US bankrolled anti-Morsi activists” published Wednesday created a  firestorm of controversy, with supporters praising its investigative reportage, while critics  denounced it as irresponsible journalism. Regardless of what side readers fall on, Mekay's story has skyrocketed online as one of the most viewed onAljazeera.com since publication, especially on social media with more than 17,000 Facebook Likes , 3,700 Tweets, and 820 comments - and counting.

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"The story speaks for itself,” Bergman told Al Jazeera in an email. "No one disputes that the payments

 were made to dissidents and political activists. And there does not seem to be any dispute about their advocating the overthrow of the government, including the use of force or violence.

“We look forward to the release of additional documentation, as well as a determination as to whether

 these grants constituted a violation of US government guidelines, regulations or laws.”

Some Al Jazeera readers also praised Mekay's work. "Such investigative reporting, alas, is rarely if ever

 present in US press,” said John McEnaney from the United States. "This is a good piece. Factual in

 content. I hope you can keep up your efforts to print the facts, not illusions.”

Mohammad Arif from the US said: "I was so upset with Al Jazeera reporting last few months that I almost

 thought that Al Jazeera is also receiving dollars. After reading this report I'm relaxed. Thank you very much.

 I'm back with Al Jazeera. Keep on doing good journalism.”

Mekay said regardless of how his story is interpreted, its main point is irrefutable: anti-Morsi activists 

received US funds.

"Did those people ask for Morsi's ouster? Yes. Did they receive funding over several years
 from the US? Yes. Do we have documents and videos to back that up? Yes,” said Mekay.

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