Rumor Communities: The Social Dimensions of Internet Political Misperceptions*

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 588-602

  Edy, Jill A ^a   Risley Baird, Erin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 84978680287     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12309     Document Type: Article

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