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Three examples of the power of Muckrakers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries? 1819 and 1820, not 1990 and 2000

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David Graham Phillips (1867–1911) — exposed corruption in campaign contributors and Senate
Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958) — exposed false claims about patent medicines
Jacob August Riis (1849–1914) — early pioneer in investigative journalism, exposed slum conditions
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