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Owen, Laura Hazard. "From Bible study to Google: How some Christian conservatives fact-check the news and end up confirming their existing beliefs." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 May. 2018. Web. 22 Nov. 2024.
APA
Owen, L. (2018, May. 23). From Bible study to Google: How some Christian conservatives fact-check the news and end up confirming their existing beliefs. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/05/from-bible-study-to-google-how-some-christian-conservatives-fact-check-the-news-and-end-up-confirming-their-existing-beliefs/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "From Bible study to Google: How some Christian conservatives fact-check the news and end up confirming their existing beliefs." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 23, 2018. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/05/from-bible-study-to-google-how-some-christian-conservatives-fact-check-the-news-and-end-up-confirming-their-existing-beliefs/.
Wikipedia
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