diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index 8df1db83e..894aa5b43 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 from .condenast import CondeNastIE
 from .cracked import CrackedIE
 from .criterion import CriterionIE
+from .crooksandliars import CrooksAndLiarsIE, CrooksAndLiarsArticleIE
 from .crunchyroll import (
     CrunchyrollIE,
     CrunchyrollShowPlaylistIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/crooksandliars.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/crooksandliars.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cee0603f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/crooksandliars.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import json
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    mimetype2ext,
+)
+
+
+class CrooksAndLiarsIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?:https?:)?//embed.crooksandliars.com/embed/(?P<id>[A-Za-z0-9]+)(?:$|[?#])'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://embed.crooksandliars.com/embed/8RUoRhRi',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'https://embed.crooksandliars.com/embed/8RUoRhRi',
+            'title': "Fox & Friends Says Protecting Atheists From Discrimination Is Anti-Christian!",
+            'description': "Fox News, Fox & Friends Weekend, April 4, 2015. Read more... http://crooksandliars.com/2015/04/fox-friends-says-protecting-atheists",
+            'timestamp': 1428207000,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://crooksandliars.com/files/mediaposters/2015/04/31235.jpg?ts=1428207050',
+            'uploader': "Heather",
+        }
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+
+        manifest = json.loads(self._html_search_regex(r'var manifest = ({.*?})\n', webpage, 'manifest JSON'))
+
+        formats = []
+        for item in manifest['flavors']:
+            if not item['mime'].startswith('video/'): # XXX: or item['exclude']?
+                continue
+            formats.append({
+                'format_id': item['type'],
+                'ext': mimetype2ext(item['mime']),
+                'url': item['url'],
+            })
+
+        # XXX: manifest['url']?
+        return {
+            'url': url,
+            'id': video_id,
+            'uploader': manifest['author'],
+            'title': manifest['title'],
+            'description': manifest['description'],
+            'thumbnail': self._proto_relative_url(manifest['poster']),
+            'duration': manifest['duration'],
+            'timestamp': int(manifest['created']),
+            'formats': formats,
+        }
+
+class CrooksAndLiarsArticleIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?:https?:)?//crooksandliars.com/\d+/\d+/(?P<id>[a-z\-]+)(?:/|$)'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://crooksandliars.com/2015/04/fox-friends-says-protecting-atheists',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        player_url = self._proto_relative_url(self._html_search_regex(r'<iframe src="(//embed.crooksandliars.com/.*)"', webpage, 'embedded player'))
+
+        return {
+            '_type': 'url',
+            'url': player_url
+        }