Prior work has identified a variety of factors that drive the way people identify and respond to
misinformation. Such factors include confirmation bias, perceived credibility of the …

Social networks are a platform for individuals and organizations to connect with each other
and inform, advertise, spread ideas, and ultimately influence opinions. These platforms have …

As more users turn to video-sharing platforms like YouTube as an information source, they
may consume misinformation despite their best efforts. In this work, we investigate ways that …

Hyperpartisan news consists of articles with strong biases that support specific political
parties. The spread of such news increases polarization among readers, which threatens …

Due to its rapid spread over social media and the societal threat of changing public opinion,
fake news has gained massive attention. Users' role in disseminating fake news has …

Images are powerful. Visual information can attract attention, improve persuasion, trigger
stronger emotions, and is easy to share and spread. We examine the characteristics of the …

Fake news on social media has large, negative implications for society. However, little is
known about what linguistic cues make people fall for fake news and, hence, how to design …

The presence of fake news on online social media is overwhelming and is responsible for
having impacted several aspects of people's lives, from health to politics, the economy, and …

Amid growing concerns about the proliferation and belief in false or misleading information,
the study addresses the need for automated detection in the public domain. It revisits and …

Social network platforms connect people worldwide, facilitating communication, information
sharing, and personal/professional networking. They use recommendation algorithms to …