Fake News Detection Using Machine Learning

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Fake News Detection Using Machine Learning

Year : 2023

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Source Title : Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Abstract

The news is the most crucial resource for the general population to learn about what is occurring across the world. Even if newspapers remain a reliable source of news, social media is currently the next frontier in news. Regular individuals may simply alter the news to produce fake news since these social networks are so accessible. These fictitious news stories may be utilized for both political and commercial gains. It may be used as a vehicle to stir up neighborhood animosity, which is detrimental to society. In order to mitigate its impacts, it is crucial to recognize fake news. A platform that can validate and classify news is currently unavailable. In this essay, a technique is presented for figuring out whether or not news is reliable in the present. To train the features that were retrieved from the data using natural language processing techniques, this system makes use of ML classifiers including Decision Tree, Random Forest (RF), and Logistic Regression (LR). We evaluate each classifier’s performance using a variety of parameters. The best classifier will provide the outcome for real-time news prediction.