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Misinformation about climate change is a complex societal issue requiring holistic, interdisciplinary solutions at the intersection between technology and psychology. One proposed solution is a "technocognitive" approach, involving the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Francisco Zanartu , John Cook , Markus Wagner , Julian Garcia

Misinformation regarding climate change is a key roadblock in addressing one of the most serious threats to humanity. This paper investigates factual accuracy in large language models (LLMs) regarding climate information. Using true/false…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-31 Michael Fore , Simranjit Singh , Chaehong Lee , Amritanshu Pandey , Antonios Anastasopoulos , Dimitrios Stamoulis

Climate misinformation is a problem that has the potential to be substantially aggravated by the development of Large Language Models (LLMs). In this study we evaluate the potential for LLMs to be part of the solution for mitigating online…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Mowafak Allaham , Ayse D. Lokmanoglu , P. Sol Hart , Erik C. Nisbet

With advancements in natural language processing (NLP) models, automatic explanation generation has been proposed to mitigate misinformation on social media platforms in addition to adding warning labels to identified fake news. While many…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-10-30 Yi-Li Hsu , Shih-Chieh Dai , Aiping Xiong , Lun-Wei Ku

The recent success in language generation capabilities of large language models (LLMs), such as GPT, Bard, Llama etc., can potentially lead to concerns about their possible misuse in inducing mass agitation and communal hatred via…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-10 Shrey Satapara , Parth Mehta , Debasis Ganguly , Sandip Modha

Fake news and misinformation poses a significant threat to society, making efficient mitigation essential. However, manual fact-checking is costly and lacks scalability. Large Language Models (LLMs) offer promise in automating…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-09 Xiaofei Xu , Xiuzhen Zhang , Ke Deng

Reasoning is central to human intelligence. However, fallacious arguments are common, and some exacerbate problems such as spreading misinformation about climate change. In this paper, we propose the task of logical fallacy detection, and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-12-13 Zhijing Jin , Abhinav Lalwani , Tejas Vaidhya , Xiaoyu Shen , Yiwen Ding , Zhiheng Lyu , Mrinmaya Sachan , Rada Mihalcea , Bernhard Schölkopf

Our society is facing rampant misinformation harming public health and trust. To address the societal challenge, we introduce FACT-GPT, a system leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate the claim matching stage of fact-checking.…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-09 Eun Cheol Choi , Emilio Ferrara

In today's digital era, the rapid spread of misinformation poses threats to public well-being and societal trust. As online misinformation proliferates, manual verification by fact checkers becomes increasingly challenging. We introduce…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-10-16 Eun Cheol Choi , Emilio Ferrara

Climate disinformation has become a major challenge in today digital world, especially with the rise of misleading images and videos shared widely on social media. These false claims are often convincing and difficult to detect, which can…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-23 Marzieh Adeli Shamsabad , Hamed Ghodrati

Climate misinformation continues to erode support for climate action, a challenge that is especially acute in the Global South, where high climate vulnerability intersects with development pressures. In rapidly evolving digital ecosystems,…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Marcelo Sartori Locatelli , Wenchao Dong , Pedro Loures Alzamora , Pedro Dutenhefner , Wagner Meira , Meeyoung Cha , Virgilio Almeida

Misinformation about climate change poses a significant threat to societal well-being, prompting the urgent need for effective mitigation strategies. However, the rapid proliferation of online misinformation on social media platforms…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Cristian Rojas , Frank Algra-Maschio , Mark Andrejevic , Travis Coan , John Cook , Yuan-Fang Li

Recent ubiquity and disruptive impacts of large language models (LLMs) have raised concerns about their potential to be misused (.i.e, generating large-scale harmful and misleading content). To combat this emerging risk of LLMs, we propose…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-10-25 Jason Lucas , Adaku Uchendu , Michiharu Yamashita , Jooyoung Lee , Shaurya Rohatgi , Dongwon Lee

Misinformation poses a critical societal challenge, and current approaches have yet to produce an effective solution. We propose focusing on generalization, uncertainty, and how to leverage recent large language models, in order to create…

The spread of misinformation on social media platforms threatens democratic processes, contributes to massive economic losses, and endangers public health. Many efforts to address misinformation focus on a knowledge deficit model and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-16 Saadia Gabriel , Liang Lyu , James Siderius , Marzyeh Ghassemi , Jacob Andreas , Asu Ozdaglar

Fake news significantly influences decision-making processes by misleading individuals, organizations, and even governments. Large language models (LLMs), as part of generative AI, can amplify this problem by generating highly convincing…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Lionel Z. Wang , Ka Chung Ng , Yiming Ma , Wenqi Fan

Misinformation evolves as it spreads, shifting in language, framing, and moral emphasis to adapt to new audiences. However, current misinformation detection approaches implicitly assume that misinformation is static. We introduce MPCG, a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Jun Rong Brian Chong , Yixuan Tang , Anthony K. H. Tung

The advent of generative Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT has catalyzed transformative advancements across multiple domains. However, alongside these advancements, they have also introduced potential threats. One critical…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-09-28 Bohan Jiang , Zhen Tan , Ayushi Nirmal , Huan Liu

The increasing reliance on AI-driven solutions, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) like the GPT series, for information retrieval highlights the critical need for their factuality and fairness, especially amidst the rampant spread of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-01 Shujaat Mirza , Bruno Coelho , Yuyuan Cui , Christina Pöpper , Damon McCoy

We present a systematic review of peer-reviewed research into ways to mitigate manipulative information about climate change on social media. Such information may include disinformation, harmful influence campaigns, or the unintentional…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-11-01 Aliaksandr Herasimenka , Xianlingchen Wang , Ralph Schroeder
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