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Online Misinformation: Challenges and Future Directions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Misinformation has become a common part of our digital media environments and it is compromising the ability of our societies to form informed opinions.
Alani, Harith, Fernandez, Miriam
core   +1 more source

Clickbait detection using word embeddings

open access: yes, 2017
Clickbait is a pejorative term describing web content that is aimed at generating online advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines or eye-catching thumbnail pictures to attract click-throughs and to encourage forwarding of the material over online social networks.
Indurthi, Vijayasaradhi   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

An Ensemble-Based Approach for Detecting Clickbait in Indonesian Online Media

open access: yesJurnal Masyarakat Informatika
Clickbait headlines are widely used in online media to attract readers through exaggerated or misleading titles, potentially leading to user dissatisfaction and information overload. This study proposes a machine learning approach for detecting clickbait
Sandy Kurniawan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comprehensive review of machine learning-based models for fake news detection [PDF]

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences
The internet's role in the spread of fake news has made it a serious problem that calls for sophisticated techniques for its automatic detection. To counter the quick spread of misleading material on social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter ...
Dheyaa Radhi Ahmed   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

This Just In: Fake News Packs a Lot in Title, Uses Simpler, Repetitive Content in Text Body, More Similar to Satire than Real News

open access: yes, 2017
The problem of fake news has gained a lot of attention as it is claimed to have had a significant impact on 2016 US Presidential Elections. Fake news is not a new problem and its spread in social networks is well-studied.
Adali, Sibel, Horne, Benjamin D.
core   +2 more sources

Exploring the effectiveness of virtual reality in combating misinformation on climate change

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Our research examines the potential of immersive virtual reality (VR) in countering climate change misinformation. By creating VR simulations of future climate scenarios, we visually depict the potential impacts of rising temperatures and sea level rise on communities and ecosystems.
Elif Erisen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The issues caused by misinformation—How workers and organizations deal with it: A systematic literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 133-162, January 2026.
Abstract In today's digital age, misinformation propagates rapidly through digital channels, blurring the lines between truth and fiction, and challenging the foundations of trust in information sources. Although affecting all spheres of life, misinformation poses a significant threat to workers highlighting a critical intersection between ...
Ashwani Malhotra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Satirical News Detection and Analysis using Attention Mechanism and Linguistic Features

open access: yes, 2017
Satirical news is considered to be entertainment, but it is potentially deceptive and harmful. Despite the embedded genre in the article, not everyone can recognize the satirical cues and therefore believe the news as true news. We observe that satirical
Dragut, Eduard   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Public Theology as Mediation: Navigating the Dutch Protestant Church's Public Calling in a Hypermediated World☆

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 94-114, January 2026.
Abstract The article explores Christianity's role in society through public theology, particularly in relation to the public calling of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN). It advocates for reflecting on the dichotomy of church/world through the lens of divine mediation, challenging traditional dualisms and emphasizing a ‘soft difference ...
Rachèl Blokhuis‐Koopman
wiley   +1 more source

Shallow reading with Deep Learning: Predicting popularity of online content using only its title

open access: yes, 2017
With the ever decreasing attention span of contemporary Internet users, the title of online content (such as a news article or video) can be a major factor in determining its popularity. To take advantage of this phenomenon, we propose a new method based
Marasek, Krzysztof   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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