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Owen, Laura Hazard. "This is how an Iranian network created a “disinformation supply chain” to spread fake news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 17 May. 2019. Web. 30 Sep. 2024.
APA
Owen, L. (2019, May. 17). This is how an Iranian network created a “disinformation supply chain” to spread fake news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 30, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/05/this-is-how-an-iranian-network-created-a-disinformation-supply-chain-to-spread-fake-news/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "This is how an Iranian network created a “disinformation supply chain” to spread fake news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 17, 2019. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/05/this-is-how-an-iranian-network-created-a-disinformation-supply-chain-to-spread-fake-news/.
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