Research Report: Analysis of Manipulation Techniques on Selected Czech Websites
By Miloš Gregor ([email protected]), Petra Vejvodová ([email protected])
Abstract:
The aim of the analysis was to establish whether, and if so to what extent, manipulative propaganda techniques are...
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