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Americans Favor Protecting Information Freedoms Over Government Steps to Restrict False News Online

Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at: www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism.

Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research Elizabeth M. Grieco, Senior Writer/Editor Nami Sumida, Research Analyst Michael Barthel, Research Associate Katerina Eva Matsa, Associate Director, Journalism Research Jeffrey Gottfried, Senior Researcher David Kent, Copy Editor Rachel Weisel, Communications Manager Hannah Klein, Communications Associate Galen Stocking, Computational Social Scientist Sophia Fedeli, Research Assistant Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler, Digital Producer

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