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Combating disinformation in a social media age
Author(s) -
Shu Kai,
Bhattacharjee Amrita,
Alatawi Faisal,
Nazer Tahora H.,
Ding Kaize,
Karami Mansooreh,
Liu Huan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: data mining and knowledge discovery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.506
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1942-4795
pISSN - 1942-4787
DOI - 10.1002/widm.1385
Subject(s) - disinformation , social media , internet privacy , fake news , computer science , political science , world wide web
The creation, dissemination, and consumption of disinformation and fabricated content on social media is a growing concern, especially with the ease of access to such sources, and the lack of awareness of the existence of such false information. In this article, we present an overview of the techniques explored to date for the combating of disinformation with various forms. We introduce different forms of disinformation, discuss factors related to the spread of disinformation, elaborate on the inherent challenges in detecting disinformation, and show some approaches to mitigating disinformation via education, research, and collaboration. Looking ahead, we present some promising future research directions on disinformation. This article is categorized under: Algorithmic Development > Multimedia Commercial, Legal, and Ethical Issues > Social Considerations Application Areas > Education and Learning