State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation
The rise of disinformation campaigns on social media has led platforms to lay out wide-ranging solutions to mitigate foreign interference.
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A Multi-Modal Method for Satire Detection using Textual and Visual Cues
Satire is a literary device that writers employ to mock or ridicule a person, group, or ideology by passing judgment on them for a cultural transgression or poor social behavior.
Validating Social Media Monitoring: Statistical Pitfalls and Opportunities from Public Opinion
Social media are a promising new data source for real-world behavioral monitoring.
The intentional spread of falsehoods challenge the basic norms and values upon which institutional legitimacy and political stability depend.
Facebook connects billions of people globally, enabling individuals to share information on pages organized around common interests.
Adapting and Extending a Typology to Identify Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter
One of the greatest risks to human health comes from the deluge of misleading, conflicting, and manipulated information currently available online
Not sure? Handling hesitancy of COVID-19 vaccines
From the moment the first COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out, there will need to be a large fraction of the global population ready in line. It is therefore crucial to start managing the growing global...
In February 2020, the World Health Organization announced an ‘infodemic’ that accompanied the global pandemic of COVID-19.
Covid-19 infodemic reveals new tipping point epidemiology and a revised R formula
Many governments have managed to control their COVID-19 outbreak with a simple message: keep the effective 'R number' R1 to prevent widespread contagion and flatten the curve. This...
Hidden order in online extremism and its disruption by nudging collective chemistry
Disrupting the emergence and evolution of potentially violent extremist movements is a crucial challenge. In recent months, Facebook has designated the new U.S. Boogaloo movement a violent...