Read the fine print: N.J. senator sets up phony health news website to attack challenger Bob Hugin
By Lev Facher @levfacher
July 13, 2018
HealthNewsNJ.com is not a journalistic outlet but a campaign site run by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.).
ASHINGTON — It has headlines and bylines, an original story 834 words long, and links to 10 articles from other outlets concerning health policy and drug pricing in New Jersey. But readers expecting journalism from the upstart HealthNewsNJ.com may be in for a surprise: It’s fake news.
In reality, it’s a campaign site run by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who is facing a re-election challenge from Bob Hugin, the former CEO of the pharmaceutical company Celgene
https://www.statnews.com/2018/07/13/bob-hugin-bob-menendez-sets-up-a-fake-health-news-website/
