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title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "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.         Michael Barthel, Research Associate Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research Jesse Holcomb, Associate Director, Research […]"
date: "2016-12-15"
authors:
  - name: "Michael Barthel"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/michael-barthel/"
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
  - name: "Jesse Holcomb"
    job_title: "Former Associate Director"
    link: "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/jesse-holcomb/"
url: "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism/2016/12/15/fake-news-acknowledgments/"
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# 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. * *

Michael Barthel, *Research Associate *Amy Mitchell, *Director, Journalism Research *Jesse Holcomb, *Associate Director, Research *Allison Becker, *Research Assistant *Elisa Shearer, *Research Analyst *Galen Stocking, *Research Associate *Rachel Weisel, *Communications Manager *Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer *Shannon Greenwood, *Associate Digital Producer*

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