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- ↑ Catanzaro, Kira (April 4, 2013). Project Censored The Movie: Taking a stand against "junk food news" Archived 2014-03-15 at archive.today . Sonoma Valley Sun.
- ↑ Loceff, Jenna. (April 24, 2013). Fit to Print. Bohemian.
