Fin-fact: A benchmark dataset for multimodal financial fact checking and explanation generation

A Rangapur, H Wang, L Jian, K Shu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.08793, 2023 - arxiv.org
Fact-checking in financial domain is under explored, and there is a shortage of quality
dataset in this domain. In this paper, we propose Fin-Fact, a benchmark dataset for …

Investigating online financial misinformation and its consequences: A computational perspective

A Rangapur, H Wang, K Shu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.12363, 2023 - arxiv.org
The rapid dissemination of information through digital platforms has revolutionized the way
we access and consume news and information, particularly in the realm of finance …

How Do Brokerages' Digital Engagement Practices Affect Retail Investor Information Processing and Trading?

A Moss - 2022 - search.proquest.com
I examine how retail brokerages' digital engagement practices (ie, push notifications and
data visualization) impact retail investor information processing and trading. In my first …

Social Media and Finance

JA Cookson, W Mullins, M Niessner - Available at SSRN 4806692, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Social media has become an integral part of the financial information environment, changing
the way financial information is produced, consumed and distributed. This article surveys the …

To Correct or Not to Correct: Are Investors Able to Discern Fake Financial News?

N Du, T Wang, H Lin - Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study attempts to understand how to reduce the continued influence of misleading
financial news and examine the effectiveness of corrective efforts such as ex-ante disclosure …

User Anonymity and Information Quality of Social Media: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

KK Huang, Y Wang, TJ Wong… - Available at SSRN …, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
We examine how removing user anonymity affects the quality of information on
investmentrelated social media platforms. Using a difference-indifferences research design …

With a Grain of Salt: Uncertain Veracity of External News and Firm Disclosures

J Libgober, B Michaeli, E Wiedman - arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.09262, 2023 - arxiv.org
We examine how uncertain veracity of external news influences investor beliefs, market
prices and corporate disclosures. Despite assuming independence between the news' …

Short and Synthetically Distort: Investor Reactions to Deepfake Financial News

SA Emett, M Eulerich, JS Pickerd… - Available at SSRN …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Recent advances in artificial intelligence have led to new forms of misinformation, including
highly realistic" deepfake" synthetic media. We conduct three experiments to investigate how …

Removing Sludge–Does Lowering Barriers To Rate Improve The Informativeness of Crowd Consensus?

O Hegers, MD Mahlendorf, F Wu - Available at SSRN 3965749, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
We investigate how lowering barriers to rate affects the informativeness of the rating
consensus–a crowd-sourced performance measure. In 2020, Amazon. com introduced a …

The Value of Investors Being in a Deliberative Mindset When Reading News Later Revealed to Be Fake

SM Grant, FD Hodge, SC Seto - Journal of Financial …, 2024 - publications.aaahq.org
Investors face a difficult challenge in determining whether news they read is true or fake and,
according to psychology theory, an additional challenge of ceasing to rely on news …