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Prior work has extensively studied misinformation related to news, politics, and health, however, misinformation can also be about technological topics. While less controversial, such misinformation can severely impact companies'…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-06-19 Mohit Singhal , Nihal Kumarswamy , Shreyasi Kinhekar , Shirin Nilizadeh

Although misinformation tends to spread online, it can have serious real-world consequences. In order to develop automated tools to detect and mitigate the impact of misinformation, researchers must leverage algorithms that can adapt to the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-04-09 Erik J Schlicht

The pervasiveness of the dissemination of fake news through social media platforms poses critical risks to the trust of the general public, societal stability, and democratic institutions. This challenge calls for novel methodologies in…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Jingyuan Yi , Zeqiu Xu , Tianyi Huang , Peiyang Yu

Technology is increasingly used -- unintentionally (misinformation) or intentionally (disinformation) -- to spread false information at scale, with potentially broad-reaching societal effects. For example, technology enables increasingly…

Misinformation remains one of the most significant issues in the digital age. While automated fact-checking has emerged as a viable solution, most current systems are limited to evaluating factual accuracy. However, the detrimental effect…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Arghodeep Nandi , Megha Sundriyal , Euna Mehnaz Khan , Jikai Sun , Emily Vraga , Jaideep Srivastava , Tanmoy Chakraborty

With information consumption via online video streaming becoming increasingly popular, misinformation video poses a new threat to the health of the online information ecosystem. Though previous studies have made much progress in detecting…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Yuyan Bu , Qiang Sheng , Juan Cao , Peng Qi , Danding Wang , Jintao Li

In this paper, we present a comprehensive survey on the pervasive issue of medical misinformation in social networks from the perspective of information technology. The survey aims at providing a systematic review of related research and…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-10-25 Vasiliki Papanikou , Panagiotis Papadakos , Theodora Karamanidou , Thanos G. Stavropoulos , Evaggelia Pitoura , Panayiotis Tsaparas

With the explosive advancement of AI technologies in recent years, the scene of the disinformation research is also expected to rapidly change. In this viewpoint article, in particular, we first present the notion of "disinformation 2.0" in…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-08-25 Wojciech Mazurczyk , Dongwon Lee , Andreas Vlachos

As social media platforms are evolving from text-based forums into multi-modal environments, the nature of misinformation in social media is also transforming accordingly. Taking advantage of the fact that visual modalities such as images…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-19 Sara Abdali , Sina shaham , Bhaskar Krishnamachari

The internet, Online Social Networks (OSNs) and smart phones enable users to create tremendous amount of information. Users who search for general or specific knowledge may not have these days problems of information scarce but…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2021-02-24 Izzat Alsmadi , Iyad Alazzam , Mohammad A. AlRamahi

Mis- and disinformation, commonly collectively called fake news, continue to menace society. Perhaps, the impact of this age-old problem is presently most plain in politics and healthcare. However, fake news is affecting an increasing…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-12-30 Martins Samuel Dogo

The growing reliance on social media for news consumption necessitates effective countermeasures to mitigate the rapid spread of misinformation. Prebunking, a proactive method that arms users with accurate information before they come…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-11-27 Yigit Ege Bayiz , Ufuk Topcu

Misinformation -- false or misleading information -- is considered a significant societal concern due to its associated "misinformation effects," such as political polarization, erosion of trust in institutions, problematic behavior, and…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-03-30 Damian Hodel , Jevin West

The rapid dissemination of health misinformation poses an increasing risk to public health. To best understand the way of combating health misinformation, it is important to acknowledge how the fundamental characteristics of misinformation…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-07-30 Fariha Afsana , Muhammad Ashad Kabir , Naeemul Hassan , Manoranjan Paul

Disinformation research has proliferated in reaction to widespread false, problematic beliefs purported to explain major social phenomena. Yet while the effects of disinformation are well-known, there is less consensus about its causes; the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Nicholas Rabb

The rapid dissemination of information through digital platforms has revolutionized the way we access and consume news and information, particularly in the realm of finance. However, this digital age has also given rise to an alarming…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-09-25 Aman Rangapur , Haoran Wang , Kai Shu

The current public sense of anxiety in dealing with disinformation as manifested by so-called fake news is acutely displayed by the reaction to recent events prompted by a belief in conspiracies among certain groups. A model to deal with…

Cyber Security plays an important role in the field of information technology .Securing the information have become one of the biggest challenges in the present day. When ever we think about the cyber security the first thing that comes to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2014-02-11 G. Nikhita Reddy , G. J. Ugander Reddy

Misinformation poses a growing global threat to institutional trust, democratic stability, and public decision-making. While prior research has often portrayed social media as a channel for spreading falsehoods, less is known about the…

General Economics · Economics 2025-06-23 Gavin Wang , Haofei Qin , Xiao Tang , Lynn Wu

This study investigates who should bear the responsibility of combating the spread of misinformation in social networks. Should that be the online platforms or their users? Should that be done by debunking the "fake news" already in…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-10-15 Diana Riazi , Giacomo Livan