The spread of misinformation in social media has become a severe threat to public interests.
For example, several incidents of public health concerns arose out of social media …

Over the recent years, the growth of online social media has greatly facilitated the way
people communicate with each other. Users of online social media share information …

Background: Previous research suggests that artificial agents may be a promising source of
social support for humans. However, the bulk of this research has been conducted in the …

In e-commerce, user reviews can play a significant role in determining the revenue of an
organisation. Online users rely on reviews before making decisions about any product and …

arxiv:1812.00315v1 [cs.CL] 2 Dec 2018 Page 1 Fake News: A Survey of Research,
Detection Methods, and Opportunities XINYI ZHOU, Syracuse University, USA REZA …

The topic of fake news has drawn attention both from the public and the academic
communities. Such misinformation has the potential of affecting public opinion, providing an …

False information can be created and spread easily through the web and social media
platforms, resulting in widespread real-world impact. Characterizing how false information …

In recent years, deceptive content such as fake news and fake reviews, also known as
opinion spams, have increasingly become a dangerous prospect for online users. Fake …

With accelerated evolution of the internet as websites, social networks, blogs, online portals,
reviews, opinions, recommendations, ratings, and feedback are generated by writers. This …

With the advent of Web 2.0, people became more eager to express and share their opinions
on web regarding day-to-day activities and global issues as well. Evolution of social media …