Identifying Fake News from Twitter Sharing Data: A Large-Scale Study

Social networks and the web have acted as large enablers of open communication in the society. These platforms have allowed millions of voices to be heard and have further created a network of information dissemination between the people. While such platforms like Facebook and Twitter havethe potential of starting democratic revolutions, when used incorrectly, they also offer misinformation the means to spread, and the resonance chambers where users can consume and reshare them [AG17]. The term fake news has emerged distinctively over the past few years, as the spread of targeted and artificially crafted news has plagued the fundamental information that people consumeregularly.