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Snopes forced to scale back fact-checking in face of overwhelming COVID-19 misinformation

Snopes forced to scale back fact-checking in face of overwhelming COVID-19 misinformation

The aim of this paper is to discuss the main challenges and opportunities of a hybrid approach where Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and humans—including both experts and non-experts recruited on crowdsourcing platforms—work together to combat the spread of online misinformation.

Keywords:: misinformation, disinformation, health, artificial intelligence

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Health Sciences / COVID, SARS, MERS

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: November 6, 2024
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 5, 2025
Authors:: Gianluca Demartini
Stefano Mizzaro
Damiano Spina
Submitter:: adamma olisa

Primary Audience:: College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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