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Digital false information at scale in the European Union: Current state of research in various disciplines, and future directions

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Digital false information at scale in the European Union: Current state of research in various disciplines, and future directions. / Bak, Petra de Place; Walter, Jessica Gabriele; Bechmann, Anja.
In: New Media & Society, Vol. 25, No. 10, 2022, p. 2800-2819.

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Harvard

Bak, PDP, Walter, JG & Bechmann, A 2022, 'Digital false information at scale in the European Union: Current state of research in various disciplines, and future directions', New Media & Society, vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 2800-2819.

APA

Bak, P. D. P., Walter, J. G., & Bechmann, A. (2022). Digital false information at scale in the European Union: Current state of research in various disciplines, and future directions. New Media & Society, 25(10), 2800-2819.

CBE

Bak PDP, Walter JG, Bechmann A. 2022. Digital false information at scale in the European Union: Current state of research in various disciplines, and future directions. New Media & Society. 25(10):2800-2819.

MLA

Bak, Petra de Place, Jessica Gabriele Walter, and Anja Bechmann. "Digital false information at scale in the European Union: Current state of research in various disciplines, and future directions". New Media & Society. 2022, 25(10). 2800-2819.

Vancouver

Bak PDP, Walter JG, Bechmann A. Digital false information at scale in the European Union: Current state of research in various disciplines, and future directions. New Media & Society. 2022;25(10):2800-2819.

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Bak, Petra de Place ; Walter, Jessica Gabriele ; Bechmann, Anja. / Digital false information at scale in the European Union: Current state of research in various disciplines, and future directions. In: New Media & Society. 2022 ; Vol. 25, No. 10. pp. 2800-2819.

Bibtex

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