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Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks

The Washington Post · Naomi Nix · last updated

The escalating campaign — led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans — has cast a pall over programs that study not just political disinformation but also the quality of medical information online.

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