Graph-Based Rumor Detection on Social Media Using Posts and Reactions

Abstract

: In this article, researchers deliver a novel method that makes use of graph-based contextual and semantic learning to detect rumors. Social media platforms are interconnected, so when an event occurs, similar news or user reactions with common interests are disseminated throughout the network. The presented research introduces an innovative graph-based method for identifying rumors on social media by analyzing both posts and reactions. Identifying and dealing with online rumors is an important and increasing di ffi culty. We use real-world social media data to create a solution based on data analysis. The process involves creating graphs, identifying bridge words, and selecting features. The proposed method shows better performance than the baselines, indicating its e ff ectiveness in addressing this significant issue. The method that is being o ff ered makes use of tweets and people’s replies to them in order to comprehend the fundamental interaction patterns and make use of the textual and hidden information. The primary emphasis of this e ff ort is developing a reliable graph-based analyzer that can identify rumors spread on social media. The modeling of textual data as a words co-occurrence graph results in the production of two prominent groups of significant words and bridge connection words. Using these words as building pieces, contextual patterns for rumor detection may be constructed and detected using node-level statistical measurements. The identification of unpleasant feelings and inquisitive components in the responses further enriches the contextual patterns. The recommended technique is assessed by means of the PHEME dataset, which is open to the public, and contrasted with a variety of baselines as well as our suggested approaches. The results of the experiments are encouraging, and the strategy that was suggested seems to be helpful for rumor identification on social media platforms online.