Detecting fake news in social networks through crowd signals
Link: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3188722 The propagation of social media ushered in an era where information and news could be disseminated almost instantly. While there are undoubtedly positive impacts from this, the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election is an illustration of the weaponization of fake news. In this academic journal, the researchers sought to utilize crowd signals (Facebook’s implementation […]