Synthetic lies: Understanding ai-generated misinformation and evaluating algorithmic and human solutions

J Zhou, Y Zhang, Q Luo, AG Parker… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Large language models have abilities in creating high-volume human-like texts and can be
used to generate persuasive misinformation. However, the risks remain under-explored. To …

Combating health misinformation in social media: Characterization, detection, intervention, and open issues

C Chen, H Wang, M Shapiro, Y Xiao, F Wang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Social media has been one of the main information consumption sources for the public,
allowing people to seek and spread information more quickly and easily. However, the rise …

[HTML][HTML] Online misinformation against older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic: a brief overview

H Matlabi, H Allahverdipour, A Ahmadi - Elderly Health Journal, 2023 - ehj.ssu.ac.ir
Lack of knowledge about COVID-19 and increased use of social networks contributed to the
spread of misinformation about the disease in society, harming older adults' health. In this …

Reinforcement learning-based counter-misinformation response generation: a case study of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

B He, M Ahamad, S Kumar - Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The spread of online misinformation threatens public health, democracy, and the broader
society. While professional fact-checkers form the first line of defense by fact-checking …

Predicting information pathways across online communities

Y Jin, YC Lee, K Sharma, M Ye, K Sikka… - Proceedings of the 29th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The problem of community-level information pathway prediction (CLIPP) aims at predicting
the transmission trajectory of content across online communities. A successful solution to …

Benefits and harms of large language models in digital mental health

M De Choudhury, SR Pendse, N Kumar - arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.14693, 2023 - arxiv.org
The past decade has been transformative for mental health research and practice. The
ability to harness large repositories of data, whether from electronic health records (EHR) …

COVID-19 related shifts in social interaction, connection, and cohesion impact psychosocial health: Longitudinal qualitative findings from COVID-19 treatment trial …

A Perez-Brumer, R Balasa, A Doshi, J Brogdon… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
While effective for slowing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, public health measures, such
as physical distancing and stay-at-home orders, have significantly shifted the way people …

The effect of social media and infodemic on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the COMET multicentric trial

G Sampogna, M Di Vincenzo, M Luciano… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the status of pandemic
due to the COVID-19 infection. The initial phases of the pandemic were characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of the negative discourse toward COVID-19 vaccines: topic modeling study and an annotated data set of Twitter posts

G Lindelöf, T Aledavood, B Keller - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023 - jmir.org
Background: Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines have been an important
topic in public discourse. The discussions around vaccines are polarized, as some see them …

Characterizing and predicting social correction on twitter

Y Ma, B He, N Subrahmanian, S Kumar - … of the 15th ACM Web Science …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Online misinformation has been a serious threat to public health and society. Social media
users are known to reply to misinformation posts with counter-misinformation messages …