Read the fine print: N.J. senator sets up phony health news website to attack challenger Bob Hugin
Readers expecting journalism from the upstart HealthNewsNJ.com may be in for a surprise: It’s fake news — set up by the reelection campaign of Sen. Bob Menendez.
WASHINGTON — 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
The site,
