No more fake news?
Senate May Ban Releases That Imitate News
Thu Apr 14, 6:56 PM ET
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON – The Senate passed a measure Thursday that would stop government agencies from using taxpayer funds to disguise video press releases as real news, putting the brakes on a product Democrats call propaganda.
…“It’s deceptive to the American people if it’s not disclosed,” Bush told the American Society of Newspaper Editors on Thursday. “But it’s incumbent upon people who use them to say, ‘This news clip was produced by the federal government.’” </i>
Nothing is ever his fault, is it? Well, this law is a start, I guess.
