Lightweight Chain for Detection of Rumors and Fake News in Social Media

Social media has become one of the most important sources of news in our lives, but the process of validating news and limiting rumors remains an open research issue. Many researchers have suggested using Blockchain to solve this problem, but it has traditionally failed due to the large volume of data and users in such environments. In this paper, we propose to modify the structure of the Blockchain while preserving its main characteristics. We achieve this by integrating customize blockchain with the Text Mining (TM) algorithm to create a modified Light Weight chain (LWC). LWC will speed up the verification process, which is carried out through proof of good history where the nodes will have the weights according to their previous posts. Moreover, the LWC will be compatible with different applications such as verifying the authenticity of news or legal religious ruling (fatwas). In this research, we have implemented a simple model to simulate the proposed LWC for the detection of fake news and preserving the characteristics and features of the traditional Blockchain. The results on experimental data reflect the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in establishing the chain.

@article{Alsaawy2021,
  title     = {Lightweight Chain for Detection of Rumors and Fake News in Social Media},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {12},
  number    = {8},
  year      = {2021},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Yazed Alsaawy and Ahmad Alkhodre and Nour M. Bahbouh and Adnan Abi Sen and Adnan Nadeem},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0120860},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0120860}
}