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Wang, Shan. "This “Wikipedia for fact-checking” by students makes more room for context and origins of claims online." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 11 Apr. 2017. Web. 7 May. 2021.
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Wang, S. (2017, Apr. 11). This “Wikipedia for fact-checking” by students makes more room for context and origins of claims online. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 7, 2021, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/04/this-wikipedia-for-fact-checking-by-students-makes-more-room-for-context-and-origins-of-claims-online/
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Wang, Shan. "This “Wikipedia for fact-checking” by students makes more room for context and origins of claims online." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 11, 2017. Accessed May 7, 2021. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/04/this-wikipedia-for-fact-checking-by-students-makes-more-room-for-context-and-origins-of-claims-online/.
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