A novel approach for the veracity and impact prediction of rumors

ABSTRACT: Malignant or unplanned falsehood can be spread on social media and can hazardously affect people and society. Models for automated verification of rumors are already developed. But the impacts of rumors are neither analyzed nor predicted with these rumor verification models. Impact prediction of rumor can be used for determining whether the rumor to be responded to or not. This is very relevant for sudden situations in which a rumor with large negative impact has to be addressed. As an extension to the veracity prediction model, impact prediction is proposed.