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Cyborgs, trolls and bots: A guide to online misinformation

by Associated Press
| February 7, 2020 8:05 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.

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