Abstract:
“In the truth there is no news and in the news there is no truth”, a soviet-era political joke,
still applies to the present times. This study will highlight all the communication forms and how they are used nowadays as a tool for propaganda especially in the digital world. When website traffic, clicks, and reach are at stake, information disorder in the form of
misleading/fake information would be used as a tool to enhance data metrics across the
digital world.
This study tackles information disorder during all its phases: creation, production,
communication, and the user experience through the process.
First, the disruptive user behavior is modeled, and as a classifier, that categorizes Twitter
users based on their behaviors, is built. Second, the propaganda detection module is built, which given a trending keywords on Twitter, determines whether or not it is part of a
propaganda campaign. This approach takes a hybrid form since the analysis is based on the combination of all four phases of information disorder.”
Description:
"A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science"; M.S. -- Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Notre Dame University, Louaize, 2021; Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-63).