diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index 8df1db83ec..bbf3be41d1 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ from .commonmistakes import CommonMistakesIE, UnicodeBOMIE
 from .condenast import CondeNastIE
 from .cracked import CrackedIE
 from .criterion import CriterionIE
+from .crooksandliars import CrooksAndLiarsIE
 from .crunchyroll import (
     CrunchyrollIE,
     CrunchyrollShowPlaylistIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/crooksandliars.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/crooksandliars.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..443eb7691c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/crooksandliars.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    int_or_none,
+    qualities,
+)
+
+
+class CrooksAndLiarsIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://embed\.crooksandliars\.com/(?:embed|v)/(?P<id>[A-Za-z0-9]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://embed.crooksandliars.com/embed/8RUoRhRi',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '8RUoRhRi',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Fox & Friends Says Protecting Atheists From Discrimination Is Anti-Christian!',
+            'description': 'md5:e1a46ad1650e3a5ec7196d432799127f',
+            'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1428207000,
+            'upload_date': '20150405',
+            'uploader': 'Heather',
+            'duration': 236,
+        }
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://embed.crooksandliars.com/v/MTE3MjUtMzQ2MzA',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(
+            'http://embed.crooksandliars.com/embed/%s' % video_id, video_id)
+
+        manifest = self._parse_json(
+            self._search_regex(
+                r'var\s+manifest\s*=\s*({.+?})\n', webpage, 'manifest JSON'),
+            video_id)
+
+        quality = qualities(('webm_low', 'mp4_low', 'webm_high', 'mp4_high'))
+
+        formats = [{
+            'url': item['url'],
+            'format_id': item['type'],
+            'quality': quality(item['type']),
+        } for item in manifest['flavors'] if item['mime'].startswith('video/')]
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        return {
+            'url': url,
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': manifest['title'],
+            'description': manifest.get('description'),
+            'thumbnail': self._proto_relative_url(manifest.get('poster')),
+            'timestamp': int_or_none(manifest.get('created')),
+            'uploader': manifest.get('author'),
+            'duration': int_or_none(manifest.get('duration')),
+            'formats': formats,
+        }
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 6c212efac4..7ad555e9f5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -642,6 +642,32 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'pdv_maddow_netcast_m4v-02-27-2015-201624',
             }
         },
+        # Crooks and Liars embed
+        {
+            'url': 'http://crooksandliars.com/2015/04/fox-friends-says-protecting-atheists',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '8RUoRhRi',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': "Fox & Friends Says Protecting Atheists From Discrimination Is Anti-Christian!",
+                'description': 'md5:e1a46ad1650e3a5ec7196d432799127f',
+                'timestamp': 1428207000,
+                'upload_date': '20150405',
+                'uploader': 'Heather',
+            },
+        },
+        # Crooks and Liars external embed
+        {
+            'url': 'http://theothermccain.com/2010/02/02/video-proves-that-bill-kristol-has-been-watching-glenn-beck/comment-page-1/',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'MTE3MjUtMzQ2MzA',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'md5:5e3662a81a4014d24c250d76d41a08d5',
+                'description': 'md5:9b8e9542d6c3c5de42d6451b7d780cec',
+                'timestamp': 1265032391,
+                'upload_date': '20100201',
+                'uploader': 'Heather',
+            },
+        },
         # NBC Sports vplayer embed
         {
             'url': 'http://www.riderfans.com/forum/showthread.php?121827-Freeman&s=e98fa1ea6dc08e886b1678d35212494a',
@@ -1275,6 +1301,12 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
         if mobj is not None:
             return self.url_result('5min:%s' % mobj.group('id'), 'FiveMin')
 
+        # Look for Crooks and Liars embeds
+        mobj = re.search(
+            r'<(?:iframe[^>]+src|param[^>]+value)=(["\'])(?P<url>(?:https?:)?//embed\.crooksandliars\.com/(?:embed|v)/.+?)\1', webpage)
+        if mobj is not None:
+            return self.url_result(mobj.group('url'))
+
         # Look for NBC Sports VPlayer embeds
         nbc_sports_url = NBCSportsVPlayerIE._extract_url(webpage)
         if nbc_sports_url: