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Diakopoulos and Deborah Johnson, Nicholas. "How could deepfakes impact the 2020 U.S. elections?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Jun. 2019. Web. 30 Jan. 2025.
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Diakopoulos and Deborah Johnson, N. (2019, Jun. 13). How could deepfakes impact the 2020 U.S. elections?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/06/how-could-deepfakes-impact-the-2020-u-s-elections/
Chicago
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