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Associated Newspapers has not issued a statement in response to the BBC, but has previously denied the allegations, saying it has "filed a trenchant defence of its journalism against claims of phone-hacking".

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A native of Agoura Hills, Michaelson has spent his entire journalism career in Southern California, where he is a well-known figure.

“In my view, the real racists are those who see racism everywhere and seek to muzzle journalism, limiting freedom of analysis, critical thinking, and the plurality of perspectives.”

Fact-checking is an essential part of journalism, but on the face of it this did not appear to be a difficult story to confirm.