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Computational Fact Checking from Knowledge Networks.

Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia¹, Prashant Shiralkar¹, Luis M Rocha²

¹Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America.

|June 18, 2015

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Computational fact-checking uses knowledge graphs to verify information, approximating human accuracy. This network-based approach offers a scalable solution to combat online misinformation.

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Information Science
Computational Linguistics

Background:

Traditional journalistic fact-checking struggles with the vast scale of online information.
The need for automated methods to assess the veracity of digital content is critical.
Computational fact-checking offers a potential solution to enhance information verification.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a computational method for fact-checking that approximates human capabilities.
To demonstrate the feasibility of using knowledge graphs and network analysis for claim verification.
To assess the scalability and effectiveness of the proposed computational fact-checking approach.

Main Methods:

Representing claims and concepts as nodes in a knowledge graph.
Defining semantic proximity metrics to measure relationships between concepts.
Utilizing shortest path algorithms on the knowledge graph to approximate fact-checking.
Evaluating the method on a large dataset of claims across various domains using a Wikipedia-derived knowledge graph.

Main Results:

The computational method demonstrated a strong correlation between path support and claim veracity.
True statements consistently received higher support scores than false statements.
The approach proved computationally feasible for analyzing tens of thousands of claims.

Conclusions:

Network-based analysis of knowledge graphs can effectively approximate human fact-checking complexity.
This method presents a significant advancement toward scalable computational fact-checking.
The findings pave the way for mitigating the spread of online misinformation through automated verification.