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Buchanan, Tom. "How to reduce the spread of fake news — by doing nothing." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 5 Jan. 2021. Web. 17 Mar. 2025.
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Buchanan, T. (2021, Jan. 5). How to reduce the spread of fake news — by doing nothing. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/01/how-to-reduce-the-spread-of-fake-news-by-doing-nothing/
Chicago
Buchanan, Tom. "How to reduce the spread of fake news — by doing nothing." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 5, 2021. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/01/how-to-reduce-the-spread-of-fake-news-by-doing-nothing/.
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