Social Media Lie Detector Sorts Fact from Rumor

The new system will aim to tell fact from fiction

news.discovery.com - by Alyssa Danigelis - February 21, 2014

Internet trolls and anarchists beware: European computer scientists are working on a system to separate fact from false rumor online.

If all goes well, the lie-detector will be able to categorize an online rumor as speculation, controversy, misinformation or disinformation. Then it will automatically assess the source, zeroing in on factors like automated bots and newly created Twitter accounts, according to the press release. Finally it will display the results on a dashboard, making the truth easier to spot.

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