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Keenan Chen, Bethan John and. "Bad actors are returning to old-school methods of sowing chaos." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 7 Jan. 2021. Web. 14 Jan. 2025.
APA
Keenan Chen, B. (2021, Jan. 7). Bad actors are returning to old-school methods of sowing chaos. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 14, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/01/bad-actors-are-returning-to-old-school-methods-of-sowing-chaos/
Chicago
Keenan Chen, Bethan John and. "Bad actors are returning to old-school methods of sowing chaos." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 7, 2021. Accessed January 14, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/01/bad-actors-are-returning-to-old-school-methods-of-sowing-chaos/.
Wikipedia
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