PC Magazine - USA (2022-01)

Fake Tech News? Here’s the Reality

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FIRST WORD

@cmangis

Carol Mangis manages the PCMag Digital Edition.

Her first job in tech journalism was at PC

Magazine; she also worked for Consumer Reports.

She’s fascinated by technology’s evolution.

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