All Articles tagged fact-checking

• Research Article
  February 28, 2024 KST
  Unraveling the Web of Health Misinformation: Exploring the Characteristics, Emotions, and Motivations of Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Vinit YadavYukti Dhadwal IIRubal KanoziaShri Ram PandeyAshok Kumar

  An analysis of 1,154 pandemic-related fact-checked articles from 2020 revealed the topics most covered and the prevalence of negative valence. Motives for sharing these stories were also considered.

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• Research Article
  February 28, 2021 KST
  A Study on Fake News Subject Matter, Presentation Elements, Tools of Detection, and Social Media Platforms in India
  Rubal KanoziaRitu AryaSatwinder SinghGarima GanghariyaSumit Narula

  A sample of news stories debunked by Indian fact-checking websites Factly and Alt News December 2019-February 2020 showed that politics were the most common subject of these stories.

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