Question

what was the main reason that yellow journalism strongly affected american attitudes about cuba and the spanish - american war?
people trusted the information because the newspapers were careful to print only facts.
yellow journalism reports featured accurate information from reliable sources.
people got most of their information about world events from newspapers.
very few average americans read newspapers, but most politicians did.

Explanation:

La prensa amarilla (yellow journalism) era conocida por exagerar y fabricar noticias para vender más periódicos. En ese tiempo, la mayoría de las personas obtenía información sobre eventos internacionales a través de los periódicos. Por lo tanto, si los periódicos presentaban una imagen particular de Cuba y la guerra hispano - americana (incluso si no era precisa), la gente la creía porque era su principal fuente de información.

Answer:

People got most of their information about world events from newspapers.