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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Zimdars, Melissa, 1985– editor. | McLeod, Kembrew, 1970– editor.
Title: Fake news : understanding media and misinformation in the digital age / edited by Melissa Zimdars, Kembrew McLeod.
Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2020. | Series: Information policy | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019022931 | ISBN 9780262538367 (paperback)
Subjects: LCSH: Fake news—United States. | Mass media and public opinion—United States. | Disinformation—United States. | Social media—United States. | Media literacy—United States.
Classification: LCC PN4888.F35 F35 2020 | DDC 070.4/3—dc23
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