Kai Shu, Illinois Institute of Technology, Computer Science.
November 16, 2021. 12:45 – 1:45 pm.
John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center, Room 106.
In recent years, fake news has become a global phenomenon, particularly so during the pandemic, COVID-19. The wide dissemination of fake news can have detrimental societal effects on individuals and the society. Despite the recent progress in detecting fake news, it remains a challenging task due to its complexity, diversity, multi- modality, speed, and costs of fact-checking or annotation. In this talk, we look at some lessons learned when exploring effective and explainable detecting strategies of fake news, and discuss challenges in fake news research and the need for interdisciplinary research.