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Ordway, Denise-Marie. "Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Mar. 2021. Web. 22 Mar. 2025.
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Ordway, D. (2021, Mar. 23). Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 22, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/03/why-do-americans-share-so-much-fake-news-one-big-reason-is-they-arent-paying-attention-new-research-suggests/
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Ordway, Denise-Marie. "Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 23, 2021. Accessed March 22, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/03/why-do-americans-share-so-much-fake-news-one-big-reason-is-they-arent-paying-attention-new-research-suggests/.
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