A Dataset of Fact-Checked Images Shared on WhatsApp During the Brazilian and Indian Elections

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Julio C. S. Reis,Philipe Melo,Kiran Garimella,Jussara M. Almeida,Dean Eckles,Fabrício Benevenuto

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG),Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG),Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG),Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

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Vol. 14 (2020): Fourteenth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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Vol. 14 (2020): Fourteenth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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Dataset Papers

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Abstract:

Recently, messaging applications, such as WhatsApp, have been reportedly abused by misinformation campaigns, especially in Brazil and India. A notable form of abuse in WhatsApp relies on several manipulated images and memes containing all kinds of fake stories. In this work, we performed an extensive data collection from a large set of WhatsApp publicly accessible groups and fact-checking agency websites. This paper opens a novel dataset to the research community containing fact-checked fake images shared through WhatsApp for two distinct scenarios known for the spread of fake news on the platform: the 2018 Brazilian elections and the 2019 Indian elections.

DOI:

10.1609/icwsm.v14i1.7356

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Vol. 14 (2020): Fourteenth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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