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Beef producer sues ABC News over ‘pink slime’ label

WASHINGTON — A major US beef producer sued ABC News Thursday, claiming the network launched a “disinformation campaign” by calling its ground beef products “pink slime.” The company, Beef Products, Inc., filed suit for defamation against ABC and its team of journalists including Diane Sawyer, anchor for the flagship ABC…

Rep. Johnson calls for probe into disinformation campaign targeting journalists

On the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-CA) called for an investigation into an alleged disinformation campaign targeting journalists who reported on Department of Defense spending on Information Operations. “We face the disturbing possibility that a federal defense contractor that specializes in information and psychological operations may have targeted…