In recent years, we have witnessed a rise in fake news, ie, provably false pieces of
information created with the intention of deception. The dissemination of this type of news …

Social media for news consumption is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, its low cost,
easy access, and rapid dissemination of information lead people to seek out and consume …

False or unverified information spreads just like accurate information on the web, thus
possibly going viral and influencing the public opinion and its decisions. Fake news and …

Social media is becoming popular for news consumption due to its fast dissemination, easy
access, and low cost. However, it also enables the wide propagation of fake news, ie, news …

Social media has become one of the main channels for people to access and consume
news, due to the rapidness and low cost of news dissemination on it. However, such …

Consuming news from social media is becoming increasingly popular. Social media
appeals to users due to its fast dissemination of information, low cost, and easy access …

Traditional fact checking by expert journalists cannot keep up with the enormous volume of
information that is now generated online. Computational fact checking may significantly …

The rapid development of different social media and content-sharing platforms has been
largely exploited to spread misinformation and fake news that make people believing in …

Although significant effort has been applied to fact-checking, the prevalence of fake news
over social media, which has profound impact on justice, public trust and our society …

The proliferation and rapid diffusion of fake news on the Internet highlight the need of
automatic hoax detection systems. In the context of social networks, machine learning (ML) …