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“Once a certain critical mass is met, repetition has a powerful effect on belief. The rumor becomes true for readers simply by virtue of its ubiquity.”
Lichterman, Joseph. "A new Tow Center report looks at how news outlets help spread (or debunk) false rumors online." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 11 Feb. 2015. Web. 26 Apr. 2018.
APA
Lichterman, J. (2015, Feb. 11). A new Tow Center report looks at how news outlets help spread (or debunk) false rumors online. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 26, 2018, from http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/02/a-new-tow-center-report-looks-at-how-news-outlets-help-spread-or-debunk-false-rumors-online/
Chicago
Lichterman, Joseph. "A new Tow Center report looks at how news outlets help spread (or debunk) false rumors online." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 11, 2015. Accessed April 26, 2018. http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/02/a-new-tow-center-report-looks-at-how-news-outlets-help-spread-or-debunk-false-rumors-online/.
Wikipedia
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