2. Political leaders, activists viewed as prolific creators of made-up news; journalists seen as the ones to fix it

Most have checked facts in stories or stopped getting news from an outlet in response to made-up news

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Most have checked facts in stories or stopped getting news from an outlet in response to made-up news
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