Tanveer Alam Khan|Antonis Michalas|Adnan Akhunzada
Fake news outbreak 2021: Can we stop the viral spread?
Tampere University|Tampere University|RISE Research Institutes of Sweden|Technical University of Denmark
social networks omnipresence ease use revolutionized generation distribution information todays world however easy access information equal increased level public knowledge unlike traditional media channels social networks also facilitate faster wider spread disinformation misinformation viral spread false information serious implications behaviours attitudes beliefs public ultimately seriously endanger democratic processes limiting false informations negative impact early detection control extensive spread presents main challenge facing researchers today survey paper extensively analyze wide range different solutions early detection fake news existing literature precisely examine machine learning ml models identification classification fake news online fake news detection competitions statistical outputs well advantages disadvantages available data sets finally evaluate online web browsing tools available detecting mitigating fake news present open research challenges