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General Mills victim of phony press release

Comments (0) | 21 Jun 2010 | Rating Rating (-1 to +1): 0.0

| Print by Brad Allen

Hoax release retracted ‘within minutes’ thanks to quick actions of PR director

Bogus press releases have become a fact of modern life and Minnesota-based General Mills became the latest victim on the night of June 15, when a release was posted with the headline ‘Obama orders full investigation of General Mills supply chain following food recalls’.

The hoax release was quickly removed ...

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