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Wang, Shan. "Bastidores de uma equipe minúscula que combate notícias falsas na Índia." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 14 Sep. 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2020.
APA
Wang, S. (2017, Sep. 14). Bastidores de uma equipe minúscula que combate notícias falsas na Índia. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/09/bastidores-de-uma-equipe-minuscula-que-combate-noticias-falsas-na-india/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "Bastidores de uma equipe minúscula que combate notícias falsas na Índia." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 14, 2017. Accessed August 10, 2020. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/09/bastidores-de-uma-equipe-minuscula-que-combate-noticias-falsas-na-india/.
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