How is automated detection and verification of rumors on Twitter?
This thesis develops models for automated detection and verification of rumors (unverified information) that propagate through Twitter. Detection of rumors about an event is achieved through classifying and clustering assertions made about that event. Assertions are classified through a speech-act classifier for Twitter developed for this thesis.
When does the lie come limping after the truth?
Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it; so that when Men come to be undeceiv’d, it is too late; the Jest is over, and the Tale has had its Effect… The phrasing and figurative language used in these sayings have been evolving for more than three hundred years.
When does the truth come after the falsehood?
Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it; so that when Men come to be undeceiv’d, it is too late; the Jest is over, and the Tale has had its Effect… The phrasing and figurative language used in these sayings have been evolving for more than three hundred years. In 1787 “falsehood” was reaching “every corner of the earth”.
When is a rumor only partially made of truth?
And in such cases when a rumor is only partially made of truth, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly where the information may have gone wrong. It is passed on and on until some brave soul questions its validity; that brave soul refuses to bite the apple and let the apple eat him.
Is it true that rumors are not appropriate vehicles for communication of truth?
The fact is that gossip, rumors, mythmaking, and news stories are not appropriate vehicles for the communication of nuances of truth, those subtle tonalities that are often the truly crucial elements in a causal chain. — Chaim Potok
Are there any rumors about a new life?
There’s something of a restorative quality about spring, where something whispers wild rumors of new beginnings arising from the seemingly dead seeds in our lives. There’s something almost cruel about it all, as if there might be some sort of truth about a new life actually being possible. Yet, maybe it is true. — Craig D. Lounsbrough