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FCC probes 'fake news' at U.S. TV stations
http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/08/16/fake-news-probe.html
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun an investigation of the use of video news releases, sometimes called "fake news," at U.S. television stations.
Video news releases are packaged stories paid for by businesses or interest groups. They use actors to portray reporters and use the same format as television news stories.
Of particular concern to the watchdogs were instances where the fake news items had run without informing viewers that they had been created by an outside group.
FCC rules demand that stations disclose "the nature, source and sponsorship of the material they are viewing" in video news releases.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun an investigation of the use of video news releases, sometimes called "fake news," at U.S. television stations.
Video news releases are packaged stories paid for by businesses or interest groups. They use actors to portray reporters and use the same format as television news stories.
Of particular concern to the watchdogs were instances where the fake news items had run without informing viewers that they had been created by an outside group.
FCC rules demand that stations disclose "the nature, source and sponsorship of the material they are viewing" in video news releases.