There is likely, for example, to be evidence of decision-making process leading from basic values and principles to specific business objectives and lobbying that supports these objectives.” 6 In 2006, a US Department of Justice deposition against tobacco companies for misleading the public cited Hill & Knowlton (H&K) as orchestrating a campaign of disinformation, ‘astroturf campaigns’ and ‘front groups’ that have denied the health risks of smoking.