A Study on Fake News Subject Matter, Presentation Elements, Tools of Detection, and Social Media Platforms in India |
Kanozia, Rubal
(Central University of Punjab)
Arya, Ritu (Central University of Punjab) Singh, Satwinder (Central University of Punjab) Narula, Sumit (Amity University of Punjab) Ganghariya, Garima (Central University of Punjab) |
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