“To the extent that the mass media model we identify here is the primary driver of information disorder, it will not be cured by more fact checking on Facebook.”
Plus: Make your own fake Facebook story, “giant man-bats that spent their days collecting fruit and holding animated conversations,” and the AP’s guidelines on fake news.
Owen, Laura Hazard. "The only redeeming thing about fake news is that it’s ruining April Fool’s Day this year." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 31 Mar. 2017. Web. 20 Sep. 2021.
APA
Owen, L. (2017, Mar. 31). The only redeeming thing about fake news is that it’s ruining April Fool’s Day this year. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 20, 2021, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/03/the-only-redeeming-thing-about-fake-news-is-that-its-ruining-april-fools-day-this-year/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "The only redeeming thing about fake news is that it’s ruining April Fool’s Day this year." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 31, 2017. Accessed September 20, 2021. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/03/the-only-redeeming-thing-about-fake-news-is-that-its-ruining-april-fools-day-this-year/.
Wikipedia
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| url = https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/03/the-only-redeeming-thing-about-fake-news-is-that-its-ruining-april-fools-day-this-year/
| title = The only redeeming thing about fake news is that it’s ruining April Fool’s Day this year
| last = Owen
| first = Laura Hazard
| work = [[Nieman Journalism Lab]]
| date = 31 March 2017
| accessdate = 20 September 2021
| ref = {{harvid|Owen|2017}}
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