Social media platforms provide active communication channels during mass convergence
and emergency events such as disasters caused by natural hazards. As a result, first …

In the Social Web scenario, where large amounts of User Generated Content diffuse through
Social Media, the risk of running into misinformation is not negligible. For this reason …

A rapid growth in the amount of fake news on social media is a very serious concern in our
society. It is usually created by manipulating images, text, audio, and videos. This indicates …

Traditional fact checking by expert journalists cannot keep up with the enormous volume of
information that is now generated online. Computational fact checking may significantly …

The problems of online misinformation and fake news have gained increasing prominence
in an age where user-generated content and social media platforms are key forces in the …

In the present era, the social network is used as an important medium for sharing thoughts
and opinions of an individual. The main reason behind this is, it provides a fast-spreading of …

Misinformation has become a common part of our digital media environments and it is
compromising the ability of our societies to form informed opinions. It generates …

The importance of information credibility in society cannot be underestimated given that it is
at the heart of all decision-making. Generally, more information is better; however, knowing …

Predictive analysis of social media data has attracted considerable attention from the
research community as well as the business world because of the essential and actionable …

The dependability of visual information on the web and the authenticity of digital media
appearing virally in social media platforms has been raising unprecedented concerns. As a …