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July 29, 2020

4. In addition to lower awareness of current events, social media news users hear more about some unproven claims

Conspiracy theory that pandemic was intentionally planned more likely to reach social media news consumers

Conspiracy theory that pandemic was intentionally planned more likely to reach social media news consumers

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Conspiracy theory that pandemic was intentionally planned more likely to reach social media news consumers

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