When False Information Is Added to Journalistic Accounts,as in the Cantrell

question 17

Multiple Choice

When false information is added to journalistic accounts,as in the Cantrell case,this falls into the kind of false-light situation called

• A)distortion
• B)embellishment
• C)fictionalization
• D)None of the above

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