Propaganda Scandal
In 2004, Ketchum produced a controversial series of prepackaged news stories for HHS that featured actors posing as journalists and touted drug benefits. The ads aired on at least 40 television stations and violated a federal propaganda ban because they did not inform viewers that they came from the government, the Government Accountability Office stated.
According to HHS officials, Ketchum got the new work because it already had a multiyear contract to provide public relations services for the department.
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