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Wang, Shan. "Slate’s Chrome extension helps identify fake news on Facebook — and lets readers flag it themselves." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Dec. 2016. Web. 29 Sep. 2023.
APA
Wang, S. (2016, Dec. 13). Slate’s Chrome extension helps identify fake news on Facebook — and lets readers flag it themselves. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/12/slates-chrome-extension-helps-identify-fake-news-on-facebook-and-let-readers-flag-it-themselves/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "Slate’s Chrome extension helps identify fake news on Facebook — and lets readers flag it themselves." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 13, 2016. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/12/slates-chrome-extension-helps-identify-fake-news-on-facebook-and-let-readers-flag-it-themselves/.
Wikipedia
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