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Owen, Laura Hazard. "When it comes to the academic study of fake news, “bullshit receptivity” is a thing." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 25 Aug. 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2025.
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Owen, L. (2017, Aug. 25). When it comes to the academic study of fake news, “bullshit receptivity” is a thing. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/08/when-it-comes-to-the-academic-study-of-fake-news-bullshit-receptivity-is-a-thing/
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Owen, Laura Hazard. "When it comes to the academic study of fake news, “bullshit receptivity” is a thing." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 25, 2017. Accessed March 25, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/08/when-it-comes-to-the-academic-study-of-fake-news-bullshit-receptivity-is-a-thing/.
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