Online misinformation: From the deceiver to the victim

Anu Shrestha, Francesca Spezzano

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Abstract

This paper presents our on-going research on studying the actors responsible for misinformation spread and identifying potential victims. Preliminary results show that (i) there is a correlation between fake news publisher bias and its credibility and (ii) social network properties help in identifying active fake news spreaders. Moreover, we discuss the most vulnerable victims of fake news and report on our experience in educating seniors about online misinformation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2019 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2019
EditorsFrancesca Spezzano, Wei Chen, Xiaokui Xiao
Pages847-850
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450368681
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Aug 2019
Event11th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2019 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 27 Aug 201930 Aug 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2019 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2019

Conference

Conference11th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period27/08/1930/08/19

Keywords

  • Deceptive content
  • Fake news
  • Misinformation

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