The U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment barring the White House and federal agencies for one year from contracting with PR firms [3] and journalists to secretly promote policies through the use of fake news [4]. "The passage of this amendment is a critical victory for the American people who, as a result of these secret government contracts with writers, broadcasters, and public relations specialists, have been unable to determine whether they are receiving real, objective news or government-sponsored propaganda," said Congressman Maurice Hinchey [5] (D-NY), who chairs the Future of American Media Caucus [6] and sponsored the amendment. "A properly functioning democracy depends on a news media that is free of any conflicts-of-interest, especially with the government that it is supposed to be holding accountable." For more information, visit our No Fake News [7] page.