Monitoring misinformation on Twitter during crisis events: a machine learning approach

K Hunt, P Agarwal, J Zhuang - Risk analysis, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Social media has been increasingly utilized to spread breaking news and risk
communications during disasters of all magnitudes. Unfortunately, due to the unmoderated …

Misinformation debunking and cross-platform information sharing through Twitter during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: a case study on shelters and ID checks

K Hunt, B Wang, J Zhuang - Natural Hazards, 2020 - Springer
As the internet and social media continue to become increasingly used for sharing breaking
news and important updates, it is with great motivation to study the behaviors of online users …

Rumor response, debunking response, and decision makings of misinformed Twitter users during disasters

B Wang, J Zhuang - Natural Hazards, 2018 - Springer
The rapid spread of rumors occurring on social media is a critical problem that poses a great
risk to emergency situation navigation, especially during disasters. Many research …

Diffusion of real versus misinformation during a crisis event: A big data-driven approach

KK King, B Wang - International Journal of Information Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Misinformation has captured the interest of academia in recent years with several studies
looking at the topic broadly with inconsistent results. In this research, we attempt to bridge …

Rumor gauge: Predicting the veracity of rumors on Twitter

S Vosoughi, MN Mohsenvand, D Roy - ACM transactions on knowledge …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
The spread of malicious or accidental misinformation in social media, especially in time-
sensitive situations, such as real-world emergencies, can have harmful effects on individuals …

Analysis and early detection of rumors in a post disaster scenario

T Mondal, P Pramanik, I Bhattacharya, N Boral… - Information Systems …, 2018 - Springer
The use of online social media for post-disaster situation analysis has recently become
popular. However, utilizing information posted on social media has some potential hazards …

A statistical approach for reducing misinformation propagation on twitter social media

N Saxena, A Sinha, T Bansal, A Wadhwa - Information Processing & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Misinformation on Twitter has caused havoc all over the world, thus posing a prime
cybersecurity concern. Hence, our research objective is to tackle the menace of infodemic by …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning methods to predict social media disaster rumor refuters

S Wang, Z Li, Y Wang, Q Zhang - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This research provides a general methodology for distinguishing disaster-related anti-rumor
spreaders from a non-ignorant population base, with strong connections in their social circle …

Experience: managing misinformation in social media—insights for policymakers from Twitter analytics

R Aswani, AK Kar, PV Ilavarasan - … of Data and Information Quality (JDIQ …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Governance of misinformation is a serious concern in social media platforms. Based on
experiences gathered from different case studies, we offer insights for the policymakers on …

Covid-19 on social media: Analyzing misinformation in twitter conversations

K Sharma, S Seo, C Meng, S Rambhatla… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
The ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic highlights the inter-connectedness of our
present-day globalized world. With social distancing policies in place, virtual communication …