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Misinformation Detection on Social Media: Challenges and the Road Ahead

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It is increasingly challenging to deal with the volume,variety, velocity, and veracity of misinformation (e.g., dissemination of fake news contents, spurious posts, and fabricated images/videos) from different online platforms. In… Click to show full abstract

It is increasingly challenging to deal with the volume,variety, velocity, and veracity of misinformation (e.g., dissemination of fake news contents, spurious posts, and fabricated images/videos) from different online platforms. In this article, we present an overview of existing machine learning and information hiding-based misinformation detection techniques and discuss the current threats and limitations of these approaches. Based on the discussion, we identify a number of potential countermeasures.

Keywords: misinformation; detection social; media challenges; misinformation detection; social media

Journal Title: IT Professional
Year Published: 2022

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