The Ft. Meyers Tribune recently published a report detailing whether each claim made by each candidate in a recent debate was rated "true", "false", or "somewhat true". This is an example of which of the following?

A. the media influencing the political process.

Explanation:

Ft. Meyers Tribune is part of the "media "since it delivers news or updates about what is happening in the society. This is very common in democratic societies because it enables the citizens to participate.

In the situation above, the tribune provided a report regarding the truthfulness and falseness of each candidate's claim. Since it can reach a large group of audiences, it will largely affect the political process. The people who are going to vote the candidates in the future will trust the press. Hence, it impacts the political outcome as well.

So, this explains the answer.