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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Fill in the blanks: What’s still missing from the study of fake news? (A whole lot.)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Mar. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2025.
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Owen, L. (2018, Mar. 21). Fill in the blanks: What’s still missing from the study of fake news? (A whole lot.). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/03/fill-in-the-blanks-whats-still-missing-from-the-study-of-fake-news-a-whole-lot/
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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Fill in the blanks: What’s still missing from the study of fake news? (A whole lot.)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 21, 2018. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/03/fill-in-the-blanks-whats-still-missing-from-the-study-of-fake-news-a-whole-lot/.
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