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Ordway, Denise-Marie. "Fact-checking the network: The most interesting digital and social media research of early 2018." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 17 Apr. 2018. Web. 6 Dec. 2024.
APA
Ordway, D. (2018, Apr. 17). Fact-checking the network: The most interesting digital and social media research of early 2018. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 6, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/04/fact-checking-the-network-the-most-interesting-digital-and-social-media-research-of-early-2018/
Chicago
Ordway, Denise-Marie. "Fact-checking the network: The most interesting digital and social media research of early 2018." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 17, 2018. Accessed December 6, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/04/fact-checking-the-network-the-most-interesting-digital-and-social-media-research-of-early-2018/.
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