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Angus King: “We have got to be educated. Our public has to understand that this is a whole new level of--way of manipulating.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
We have got to be educated. Our public has to understand that this is a whole new level of--way of manipulating.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King calls for increased digital literacy to combat misinformation.

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