Question: Why do journalists need to verify the facts that their sources share with them? (there may be more than one right answer; you'll get partial credit for every correct answer) Question options: Journalists are responsible for publishing knowledge that reflects our shared world of facts, data, and evidence (not their own creative imaginations). Journalists actually don't need to verify facts; it's enough to find one whistleblower to disclose the truth about a company or a situation. If you can locate a person who tells you their personal experience with something, this is sufficient for journalists. Journalists publish non-fiction, which means that the facts that they include must line up with reality. Journalists are held to a high bar, epistemologically, which means that their claims need to be verified and checked by others.