Abstract

The goal of this project is to develop technological capabilities for monitoring social media platforms to detect propaganda campaigns and influence operations and predict their effect. The intended outcome of this research will be set of automated and semiautomated tools to monitor emergence of topics and memes, predict their spread, detect attempts to propagate rumors and misinformation, recognize participant activities and intent, and detect covert attempts to manipulate public opinion.

Date

August 31, 2016

Authors

Aram Galstyan, Kristina Lerman, Eduard Hovy, Yan Liu, Ram Nevatia

Issue

AROARO61769NSDRP78