Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review
Online social networks (OSNs) are rapidly growing and have become a huge source of all
kinds of global and local news for millions of users. However, OSNs are a double-edged …
kinds of global and local news for millions of users. However, OSNs are a double-edged …
Scaling up fact-checking using the wisdom of crowds
Professional fact-checking, a prominent approach to combating misinformation, does not
scale easily. Furthermore, some distrust fact-checkers because of alleged liberal bias. We …
scale easily. Furthermore, some distrust fact-checkers because of alleged liberal bias. We …
[HTML][HTML] Cognitive Biases in Fact-Checking and Their Countermeasures: A Review
The increase of the amount of misinformation spread every day online is a huge threat to the
society. Organizations and researchers are working to contrast this misinformation plague. In …
society. Organizations and researchers are working to contrast this misinformation plague. In …
The disagreement deconvolution: Bringing machine learning performance metrics in line with reality
Machine learning classifiers for human-facing tasks such as comment toxicity and
misinformation often score highly on metrics such as ROC AUC but are received poorly in …
misinformation often score highly on metrics such as ROC AUC but are received poorly in …
Birds of a feather don't fact-check each other: Partisanship and the evaluation of news in Twitter's Birdwatch crowdsourced fact-checking program
There is a great deal of interest in the role that partisanship, and cross-party animosity in
particular, plays in interactions on social media. Most prior research, however, must infer …
particular, plays in interactions on social media. Most prior research, however, must infer …
Exploring lightweight interventions at posting time to reduce the sharing of misinformation on social media
When users on social media share content without considering its veracity, they may
unwittingly be spreading misinformation. In this work, we investigate the design of …
unwittingly be spreading misinformation. In this work, we investigate the design of …
The state of human-centered NLP technology for fact-checking
Misinformation threatens modern society by promoting distrust in science, changing
narratives in public health, heightening social polarization, and disrupting democratic …
narratives in public health, heightening social polarization, and disrupting democratic …
Crowds can effectively identify misinformation at scale
Identifying successful approaches for reducing the belief and spread of online
misinformation is of great importance. Social media companies currently rely largely on …
misinformation is of great importance. Social media companies currently rely largely on …
Crowdsourced fact-checking at Twitter: How does the crowd compare with experts?
M Saeed, N Traub, M Nicolas, G Demartini… - Proceedings of the 31st …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Fact-checking is one of the effective solutions in fighting online misinformation. However,
traditional fact-checking is a process requiring scarce expert human resources, and thus …
traditional fact-checking is a process requiring scarce expert human resources, and thus …
The many dimensions of truthfulness: Crowdsourcing misinformation assessments on a multidimensional scale
Recent work has demonstrated the viability of using crowdsourcing as a tool for evaluating
the truthfulness of public statements. Under certain conditions such as:(1) having a balanced …
the truthfulness of public statements. Under certain conditions such as:(1) having a balanced …