This is an inquiry into the background and the origins of bias and disinformation as viewed from the philosophical perspective. This paper demonstrates the undeniable analogy between the philosophical framework defined by Schopenhauer and the informational model of decision situations as viewed today in operations research, management sciences, and decision sciences. Bias, and disinformation—th...

Viral online disinformation is misleading content that generated to manipulate public opinion and circulate rapidly in the digital space. Although viral has become an instrument for radicalization, specific psychological mechanisms by which can be weaponized––wielded as mobilizing radicalizing political tools––are not yet well-understood. In this paper, we establish potential of concerted effor...

Recent accounts from researchers, journalists, as well as federal investigators, reached a unanimous conclusion: social media are systematically exploited to manipulate and alter public opinion. Some disinformation campaigns have been coordinated by means of bots, social media accounts controlled by computer scripts that try to disguise themselves as legitimate human users. In this study, we de...

Disinformation can appear in various forms. Firstly, different formats be manipulated, such as texts, images, and videos. Secondly, the amount degree of falseness vary, from completely fabricated content to decontextualized information satire that intentionally misleads recipients. Therefore, forms format disinformation might vary differ not only between supposedly clear categories “true” “fals...

PHEME attempts to identify four kinds of false claim in social media and on the web, in real time: rumours, disinformation, misinformation and speculation. This brings challenges in modelling the behaviour of individual users, networks of users and information diffusion. This presentation proposal discusses the issues addressed by the project and the challenges it faces, in this emerging and ra...