Analysis of the Reliability of Information Propagated in Social Media

• Thiago Moreira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
• Juliana Valerio Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
• Jonice Oliveira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/brasnam.2015.6784

Abstract

Social media is used to share information and express opinions about events. But not all content generated is reliable. This work performs a study of the characteristics that this type of message has. Specifically, postings on Twitter were analyzed, where seven rumors were chosen that spread through Brazil between July 2014 and January 2015. This research is the basis for a method to identify inconsistency of information in social media.

Keywords: Reliability Analysis, Information Propagation, Social Media

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