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When government inspectors investigated the claims made by Upton Sinclair in The Jungle, they found that
Sinclair had dishonestly represented the conditions in slaughterhouses.
Sinclair had written his books to promote democracy.
slaughterhouse owners were eager to improve working conditions.
slaughterhouse conditions were even worse than Sinclair had reported.

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slaughterhouse conditions were even worse than Sinclair had reported. Government investigations confirmed many of his charges and found conditions often worse, helping prompt the 1906 Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.