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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. 6 Feb. 2023.
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 February 6, 2023, 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 February 6, 2023. 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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