A Comparative Study of Online Disinformation and Offline Protests

In early 2021 the United States Capitol in Washington was stormed during a riot and violent attack. Although the storming was merely an instance in a long sequence of events, it provided a testimony for many observers who had claimed that online actions, including the propagation of disinformation,...

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Autor principal: Ruohonen, Jukka (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 2021
En:Año: 2021
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