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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Predicting Fact-Checking Health Information Before Sharing Among People with Different Levels of Altruism: Based on the Influence of Presumed Media Influence

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Pages 1495-1508 | Received 15 Jan 2023, Accepted 19 Apr 2023, Published online: 27 Apr 2023

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