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Wang, Shan. "#MAGA, Hannity, the Wendy’s chicken nuggets guy, and 2017’s other Twitter-topping people and topics." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 5 Dec. 2017. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
APA
Wang, S. (2017, Dec. 5). #MAGA, Hannity, the Wendy’s chicken nuggets guy, and 2017’s other Twitter-topping people and topics. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/12/maga-hannity-the-wendys-chicken-nuggets-guy-and-2017s-other-twitter-topping-people-and-topics/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "#MAGA, Hannity, the Wendy’s chicken nuggets guy, and 2017’s other Twitter-topping people and topics." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 5, 2017. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/12/maga-hannity-the-wendys-chicken-nuggets-guy-and-2017s-other-twitter-topping-people-and-topics/.
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