Abstract

A rapid increase in social media services in recent years has enabled people to share and seek information effectively. The openness, however, also makes them one of the most effective channels for misinformation. Given the speed of information diffusion on social networks coupled with the widespread propagation of fake news, phishing URLs, and inaccurate information, misinformation escalates quickly and can significantly impact users with undesirable consequences and wreak havoc instantaneously. In this tutorial, we define the concept of misinformation in social media, discuss the diffusion of misinformation in social media, and introduce challenges of its identification, intervention, and prevention methods in terms of misinformation and misinformation spreaders. We use examples to illustrate how to mine misinformation in social media, and also suggest available datasets as well as possible future work.

Date

2016

Authors

Liang Wu, Fred Morstatter, Huan Liu

Journal

SBP-BRiMS, June