Question
Why were muckrakers often seen as controversial figures?(1 point)
Responses
Because they avoided public attention
Because they avoided public attention
Because their work threatened powerful interests
Because their work threatened powerful interests
Because they supported corrupt practices
Because they supported corrupt practices
Because they were all government officials
Because they were all government officials
Responses
Because they avoided public attention
Because they avoided public attention
Because their work threatened powerful interests
Because their work threatened powerful interests
Because they supported corrupt practices
Because they supported corrupt practices
Because they were all government officials
Because they were all government officials
Answers
Answered by
GPT 3.5
Because their investigative journalism exposed corruption and wrongdoing in society, often targeting powerful individuals and institutions. This made them controversial figures as they were seen as troublemakers by those who benefitted from the status quo.