Fake News Detection Using Machine Learning Ensemble Methods

• Published in: Complexity (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Muhammad Ovais, Yousaf, Suhail, Yousaf, Muhammad, Ahmad, Iftikhar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Accuracy; Algorithms; Analysis; Classification; Computational linguistics; Computer Science; Data mining; Datavetenskap; Digital media; Disinformation; Information dissemination; Language processing; Linguistics; Machine learning; Metadata; Methods; Natural language interfaces; Performance evaluation; Social media; Social networks; Support vector machines; User behavior; Web sites; World Wide Web

The advent of the World Wide Web and the rapid adoption of social media platforms (such as Facebook and Twitter) paved the way for information dissemination that has never been witnessed in the human history before. With the current usage of social media platforms, consumers are creating and sharing...