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Merrefield, The Journalist's Resource, Clark. "Research: 3 in 4 U.S. adults can discern real political news headlines from fake ones." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 1 Feb. 2024. Web. 17 Mar. 2025.
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Merrefield, The Journalist's Resource, C. (2024, Feb. 1). Research: 3 in 4 U.S. adults can discern real political news headlines from fake ones. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/research-3-in-4-u-s-adults-can-discern-real-political-news-headlines-from-fake-ones/
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Merrefield, The Journalist's Resource, Clark. "Research: 3 in 4 U.S. adults can discern real political news headlines from fake ones." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 1, 2024. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/research-3-in-4-u-s-adults-can-discern-real-political-news-headlines-from-fake-ones/.
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