Checking facts and fighting back: Why journalists should defend their profession

• Raymond J. Pingree ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: rpingree@lsu.edu

  Affiliation Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0575-367X

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• Brian Watson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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• Mingxiao Sui,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Media and Communication, Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia, United States of America

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• Kathleen Searles,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mass Communication and Political Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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• Nathan P. Kalmoe,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mass Communication and Political Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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• Joshua P. Darr,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mass Communication and Political Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-5559

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• Martina Santia,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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• Kirill Bryanov

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7992-2216

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