April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify 'fake news'
Friday, March 29, 2019 - 16:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Academic experts in natural language processing who are interested in deception have compared the language used within written April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories. They have discovered that there are similarities in the written structure of humorous April Fools hoaxes -- the spoof articles published by media outlets every April 1 -- and malicious fake news stories.