Research
Title : | Detection of fake tweets related to COVID-19 |
Area of research : | COVID-19 Research, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Engineering Sciences |
Focus area : | Controlling COVID related misinformation |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Pragati Agrawal, Assistant Professor, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Contact info : | pragati@manit.ac.in ; pragati.a.in@ieee.org ; pragati.bpl@gmail.com |
Details
Outcome/Output: | In the view of COVID-19 many fake tweets are being posted on twitter which creates confusion and panic in the viewers. The aim of this project is to identify fake tweets using various methods. Tweets related to COVID-19 will be extracted directly from twitter APIs. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal Funding Agency :NA | |