Characterizing Low Credibility Websites in Brazil through Computer Networking Attributes

• Published in: 2022 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM) pp. 42 - 46
• Main Authors: Couto, Joao M. M., Reis, Julio C. S., Cunha, Italo, Araujo, Leandro, Benevenuto, Fabricio
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 10.11.2022
• Subjects: Automation; Brazilian Websites; Complexity theory; Computer Network Attributes; Credibility; Ecosystems; Fake news; Gears; Geology; Machine learning; Misinformation; Social networking (online)

A key gear in most misinformation ecosystems is the deployment of fake news web sites that publish news in a similar fashion to how news articles are put out by credible sources. The content offered by these sites is disseminated in a complex process that may involve automation, exploitation of mess...