Social media fact checking method and system
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1. A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:
- a. automatically monitoring social media content;
b. automatically fact checking the social media content with the device by comparing the social media content with source information to determine the factual accuracy of the social media content;
c. automatically indicating a status of the social media content in real-time based on a result of the comparison of the social media content with the source information; and
d. detecting bias of the social media content wherein a data structure stores biased information and biased entities to be used for determining the bias.
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Abstract
A fact checking system verifies the correctness of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information.
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1. A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:
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a. automatically monitoring social media content; b. automatically fact checking the social media content with the device by comparing the social media content with source information to determine the factual accuracy of the social media content; c. automatically indicating a status of the social media content in real-time based on a result of the comparison of the social media content with the source information; and d. detecting bias of the social media content wherein a data structure stores biased information and biased entities to be used for determining the bias. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:
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a. automatically monitoring social media content with the device; b. automatically indicating a status of the social media content in real-time based on a result of a fact checking comparison of the social media content with source information to determine the factual accuracy of the social media content; and c. displaying an advertisement opposing the social media content.
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19. A device comprising:
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a. a memory for storing an application for automatically performing the following steps; i. monitoring social media content; ii. processing the social media content including parsing the social media content into fact checkable portions; iii. fact checking the fact checkable portions by comparing the fact checkable portions with source information to determine the factual accuracy of the fact checkable portions, wherein the social media content comprises a subjective statement, and fact checking the subjective statement includes comparing the subjective statement with the source information including comparing objective information related to the subjective statement with the source information to generate a result; and iv. indicating a status of the social media content in real-time based on the result of the comparison of the fact checkable portions with the source information; and b. a processor for processing the application.
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20. A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:
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a. automatically monitoring social media content; b. receiving flagging information; c. automatically fact checking the social media content with the device by comparing the social media content with source information to determine the factual accuracy of the social media content, wherein fact checking includes fact checking flagged social media content; d. automatically indicating a status of the social media content in real-time based on a result of the comparison of the social media content with the source information; and e. detecting bias of the social media content wherein a data structure stores biased information and biased entities to be used for determining the bias.
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