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Fake Press Releases Continue to Cause Problems for News Wires - mediabistro.com: PRNewser Just last week, General Mills was affected by a fake press release issued on PRNewswire that said, “Obama Orders Full Investigation of General Mills Supply Chain Following Food Recalls.” This past Friday, another fake release hit the wires from Business Wire, purporting to be from Javelin Pharmaceuticals, with the headline, “US Supreme Court split – rules in favor of Big Pharma.” The release was issued after 11p.m. eastern time on Friday evening and was retracted at 7:45a.m. eastern time by Business Wire. Business Wire SVP, marketing Thomas Becktold told PRNewser in a statement today: On Friday evening, June 18, Business Wire transmitted a press release for Javelin Pharmaceuticals that we have since learned was fraudulent.
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