11.   Until now, few public relations executives have questioned the practice of spreading damaging information.

12.   Organic farmers are especially concerned because plants are very efficient at spreading genetic information.

13.   A court in Tunis sentenced Zouhair Yahyaoui to two years and four months in prison on several charges, including spreading false information.

14.   A corporate Web site facilitates spreading information about the company and products and consequently sales of the product.

15.   A police official speaking on condition of anonymity said Bankole was in custody and accused of spreading false information and inciting violence.

16.   However, a government spokesman rebuffed the allegations Saturday and accused the rebels of spreading false information.

17.   Islandia, N.Y.-based Computer Associates sued Wyly in June, accusing him of spreading misleading information about the company in his bid to oust senior management.

18.   Khoiniha was convicted of defamation and spreading false information by the court last week.

19.   Shoukri was sentenced to a month in prison by an Emergency State Security court in April for spreading false information.

20.   The cease-fire violations were not considered major and were partly due to the difficulty of spreading information about the new peace accord to rebels in the bush.