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Fake News in the Digital Age
Due to the growing usage of social media in recent years, the prevalence of fake news has become more worrisome due to a wide variety of factors, such as the wide accessibility of social media platforms to spread fake news, a lower reliance on mainstream media, and higher hostility between political groups in western nations.
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