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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce [6], the health insurance industry and a slew of new front groups [7] that refuse to reveal their funding sources (like the 60 Plus Association [8] and Karl Rove's [9] American Crossroads [10]), have been pouring millions of dollars into advertising campaigns that present false information [11] about health reform, financial reform and the economy. The pro-reform group Health Care for America Now [12] is fighting back with a funny video series called "The Mis-Informant," [13] starring Jack Black as Nathan Spewman, a professional propagandist who poses as an overgrown kid with a hormone problem who infiltrates an elementary school to convince kids Obama wants to kill their grandparents. The video is part of a public education campaign to make people aware of how big businesses are spreading ridiculous lies for corporate gain.
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[1] http://dev.prwatch.org/users/5684/anne-landman
[2] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/activism
[3] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/corporations/corporate-campaigns
[4] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/lobbying
[5] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.prwatch.org%2Fspin%2F2010%2F10%2F9531%2Fjack-black-takes-liars-hire&linkname=Jack%20Black%20Takes%20on%20Liars%20for%20Hire
[6] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S._Chamber_of_Commerce
[7] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/front_groups
[8] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/60_Plus_Association
[9] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Karl_Rove
[10] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/American_Crossroads
[11] http://healthcareforamericanow.org/site/content/stop_airing_misleading_ads
[12] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Health_Care_for_America_Now
[13] http://www.stopspewman.com/
[14] http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jack-black-america-ferrera-take-on-liars-for-hire-in-new-hcan-video-104776389.html