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Owen, Laura Hazard. "When fake news is funny (or “funny”), is it harder to get people to stop sharing it?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 Oct. 2017. Web. 22 Mar. 2025.
APA
Owen, L. (2017, Oct. 27). When fake news is funny (or “funny”), is it harder to get people to stop sharing it?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 22, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/when-fake-news-is-funny-or-funny-is-it-harder-to-get-people-to-stop-sharing-it/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "When fake news is funny (or “funny”), is it harder to get people to stop sharing it?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 27, 2017. Accessed March 22, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/when-fake-news-is-funny-or-funny-is-it-harder-to-get-people-to-stop-sharing-it/.
Wikipedia
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