In the Social Web scenario, where large amounts of User Generated Content diffuse through
Social Media, the risk of running into misinformation is not negligible. For this reason …

There is an urgent need to incorporate the perspectives of culturally diverse groups into AI
developments. We present a novel conceptual framework for research that aims to expand …

During sudden onset crisis events, the presence of spam, rumors and fake content on Twitter
reduces the value of information contained on its messages (or “tweets”). A possible solution …

In this paper we describe a qualitative investigation of impression formation in an online
distributed software development community with social media functionality. We find that …

Social media users were found to be persuaded by misinformation and contribute to the
propagation of misinformation. It is important and urgent to understand the mechanisms …

The importance of information credibility in society cannot be underestimated given that it is
at the heart of all decision-making. Generally, more information is better; however, knowing …

While Twitter provides an unprecedented opportunity to learn about breaking news and
current events as they happen, it often produces skepticism among users as not all the …

Credibility generally regards one's belief in the truth due to an initial impression of a subject.
Different types of credibility assessment are taken into account by online readers as a …

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The internet, including social networking sites, has become a major source of health
information for laypersons. Yet, the internet has also become a platform for spreading …