Analyzing topic and stance in fake news stories

Auxier, Brooke Elizabeth; Golbeck, Jennifer

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Description

Title

Analyzing topic and stance in fake news stories

Author(s)

• Auxier, Brooke Elizabeth
• Golbeck, Jennifer

Issue Date

2019-03-15

Keyword(s)

• Fake news
• Misinformation
• Thematic analysis

Date of Ingest

2019-03-22T21:34:44Z

Abstract

"The term ""fake news"" gained traction during the 2016 US presidential election and campaign cycle. Previous work on this data set identified seven themes in fake news articles, including positions opposing or favoring groups or individuals, conspiracy theories and racist messaging. This work analyzed hundreds of those fake news articles (N=272) in order to better understand the topics covered and stances taken. Seven main topics were identified in the articles. The majority of articles took a stance against an individual, group or topic. Among the articles that took a stance, the majority of them were pro-Trump."

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2019 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

Conference Poster

Language

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/103336

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103336

Copyright and License Information

Copyright 2019 Brooke Elizabeth Auxier and Jennifer Golbeck

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