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Han, Kirsten. "Line is another chat app rife with spam, scams, and bad information. The volunteer-supported Cofacts is fact-checking them in the open." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Aug. 2018. Web. 24 Jan. 2021.
APA
Han, K. (2018, Aug. 21). Line is another chat app rife with spam, scams, and bad information. The volunteer-supported Cofacts is fact-checking them in the open. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/line-is-another-chat-app-rife-with-spam-scams-and-bad-information-the-volunteer-supported-cofacts-is-fact-checking-them-in-the-open/
Chicago
Han, Kirsten. "Line is another chat app rife with spam, scams, and bad information. The volunteer-supported Cofacts is fact-checking them in the open." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 21, 2018. Accessed January 24, 2021. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/line-is-another-chat-app-rife-with-spam-scams-and-bad-information-the-volunteer-supported-cofacts-is-fact-checking-them-in-the-open/.
Wikipedia
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