Computing the veracity of information through crowds: A method for reducing the spread of false messages on social media

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 2015-March, Issue , 2015, Pages 2003-2012

  Li, Huaye ^a   Sakamoto, Yasuaki ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

INACCURATE INFORMATION; INFORMATION FORWARDING; INFORMED DECISION; NUMBER OF PEOPLES; SOCIAL MEDIA;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84944201627     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2015.240     Document Type: Conference Paper

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