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Fact-checkers and the news media: A Nordic perspective on propaganda Cover

Fact-checkers and the news media: A Nordic perspective on propaganda

By: John Grönvall  
Open Access
|Jun 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 134 - 153
Published on: Jun 21, 2023
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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