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In April 1993 TV Guide once more returned to the subject with an article titled Fake News: All the PR that News Can Use". (See the [[Video news releases]] article for a more detailed review of the responses to Liberman's articles).
While controversy over VNR's diminished in the 1990's when it resurfaced in 2004 following Government Accoutnability Office investigation into government funded VNR's the fake news description was well established. In late June 2005 the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment barring the White House and federal agencies for one year from contracting with PR firms and journalists to secretly promote policies through the use of fake news. "The passage of this amendment is a critical victory for the American people who, as a result of these secret government contracts with writers, broadcasters, and public relations specialists, have been unable to determine whether they are receiving real, objective news or government-sponsored propaganda," said Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), who chairs the Future of American Media Caucus and sponsored the amendment. "A properly functioning democracy depends on a news media that is free of any conflicts-of-interest, especially with the government that it is supposed to be holding accountable." [http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2005/06/30/us_house_toughens_law_on_publicity_propaganda/]
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