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Schmidt, Christine. "YouTube helps a majority of American users understand current events — but 64 percent say they see untrue info." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 7 Nov. 2018. Web. 11 Sep. 2024.
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Schmidt, C. (2018, Nov. 7). YouTube helps a majority of American users understand current events — but 64 percent say they see untrue info. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/youtube-helps-a-majority-of-american-users-understand-current-events-but-64-percent-say-they-see-untrue-info/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "YouTube helps a majority of American users understand current events — but 64 percent say they see untrue info." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 7, 2018. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/youtube-helps-a-majority-of-american-users-understand-current-events-but-64-percent-say-they-see-untrue-info/.
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