Text-embedded images can serve as a means of spreading hate speech, propaganda, and
extremist beliefs. Throughout the Russia-Ukraine war, both opposing factions heavily relied …

Although interventions that warn about the harms of misinformation may be effective in
lowering the credibility of false information, they may also cause suspicion related to …

Russia's war in Ukraine has marked an inflection point for the future of the global order and
democracy itself. Widely condemned for waging a war of aggression, the Russian …

The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict has been a subject of intense media coverage
worldwide. Understanding the global narrative surrounding this topic is crucial for …

Purpose Social media is widely used to capture citizens' opinions and topics deemed
important. The importance or interest social media users attribute to a topic is traditionally …

During the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, hate speech targeted toward specific
groups was widespread on different social media platforms. With most social platforms …

Social media users often find themselves exposed to similar viewpoints and tend to avoid
contrasting opinions, particularly when connected within a community. In this study, we …

In the age of remarkable technological innovations such as AI, quantum computing, IoT, and
blockchain, one could argue that the world is becoming an increasingly connected …

Zero-shot stance detection on social media (ZSSD-SM) aims to distinguish the attitude in
tweets towards an unseen target. Previous work capture latent variables between source …

Social media users are more likely to be exposed to similar views and tend to avoid
contrasting views, especially when they are part of a community of social media users. In this …