Misinformation dissemination on the web

Abstract

Misinformation dissemination is a topic that has gained a lot of attention from academia and public media, in general. Despite a rich literature on strategies to detect and mitigate this phenomenon, the problem still persists with impact on several sectors of the society. In this talk, I will discuss the problem, revise existing approaches as well as discuss challenges to properly address it. I will also discuss recent results of our group on the investigation of misinformation spread on WhatsApp.