Questionable fact checking method and system

• US 9,773,206 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2016
• Issued: 09/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palo Alto Networks Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Lucas Myslinski
• Inventors: Myslinski, Lucas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEEMA, AZAM M
• Application Number:
  US15/193,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20160307109A1
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/243 Natural language query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2457 with adaptation to user needs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2468 Fuzzy queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3344 using natural language analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/35 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/205 Parsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/226 Validation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/289 Phrasal analysis, e.g. finite state techniques or chunking
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/047 Pattern matching networks; Rete networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/048 Fuzzy inferencing
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 7/01 Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks

Abstract

An efficient fact checking system analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The efficient fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information efficiently and/or provides a status of the information.

Claims

1. A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:

a. monitoring target information provided by an entity;

b. processing the target information provided by the entity including parsing the target information into processed information, wherein processing the target information occurs while the target information is monitored;

c. analyzing, with the device, the processed information including;

i. detecting one or more keywords in the processed information using keyword detection;

ii. analyzing sentence structure of the processed information; and

iii. detecting the entity using entity detection; and

d. providing an alert of questionable information in real-time based on analyzing the processed information, wherein the alert of the questionable information indicates that the processed information is doubtful regarding accuracy,

wherein the entity has a validity rating, and if the validity rating of the entity is below a threshold, and a specified keyword is detected, the alert of questionable information is provided,

wherein the validity rating is based on previous fact checking of comments made by the entity by comparing the comments with source information to generate a fact checking result, wherein comparing includes at least one of;

i. searching for an exact match of the comments in the source information and returning the exact match search result of the exact match search if the exact match is found;

ii. utilizing pattern matching for fact checking and returning the result of the pattern matching fact check if a pattern matching result confidence score is above a pattern matching result confidence threshold; and

iii. utilizing a natural language search for fact checking and returning the result of the natural language fact check if a natural language result confidence score is above a natural language result confidence threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising analyzing a position of the entity to anticipate an argument of the entity.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the keyword detection includes comparing the processed information with a keyword database to determine if any keywords in the keyword database are included in the processed information.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the entity detection includes using facial recognition to determine the entity providing the target information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the entity detection includes using voice recognition and facial recognition to determine the entity providing the target information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein entities and keywords are classified and stored in a data structure, and if the entity is in a first classification and the one or more keywords are in a second classification, wherein the first classification and the second classification are opposing classifications, then the alert of questionable is provided.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising recommending sources for researching the questionable information after the alert of questionable information is provided.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the sources recommended are based on the one or more keywords detected and user information.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information located on a fastest access time hardware device, then using the source information located on a second fastest access time hardware device, and then using the source information located on slower access time hardware devices until a device list has been exhausted;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information located on the fastest access time hardware device, then using the source information located on the second fastest access time hardware device, and then using the source information located on the slower access time hardware devices until the device list has been exhausted; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information located on the fastest access time hardware device, then using the source information located on the second fastest access time hardware device, and then using the source information located on the slower access time hardware devices until the device list has been exhausted.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information located in a designated fact checking database, then goes to a broader set of source information, and repeatedly goes to broader sets of source information until a broadest source information set has been exhausted;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information located in the designated fact checking database, then goes to the broader set of source information, and repeatedly goes to broader sets of source information until the broadest source information set has been exhausted; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information located in the designated fact checking database, then goes to the broader set of source information, and repeatedly goes to broader sets of source information until the broadest source information set has been exhausted.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein searching for the exact match begins searching the source information classified by a plurality of keywords found in the comments, then using the source information classified by a single keyword found in the comments, and then using the source information classified by keywords related to the keywords found in the comments;

wherein utilizing pattern matching begins utilizing the source information classified by the plurality of keywords found in the comments, then using the source information classified by the single keyword found in the comments, and then using the source information classified by the keywords related to the keywords found in the comments; and

wherein the natural language search begins searching the source information classified by the plurality of keywords found in the comments, then using the source information classified by the single keyword found in the comments, and then using the source information classified by the keywords related to the keywords found in the comments.

12. A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:

a. processing web page information provided by an entity including parsing the web page information into processed information, wherein processing the web page information occurs while the web page information is monitored;

b. analyzing, with the device, the processed information including;

i. detecting one or more keywords in the processed information using keyword detection;

ii. analyzing sentence structure of the processed information; and

iii. detecting the entity using entity detection; and

c. providing an alert of questionable information in real-time based on analyzing the processed information, wherein the alert of the questionable information indicates that the processed information is doubtful regarding accuracy,

wherein the entity has a validity rating, and if the validity rating of the entity is below a threshold, and a specified keyword is detected, the alert of questionable is provided,

wherein the validity rating is based on previous fact checking of comments made by the entity by comparing comments made by the entity with source information to generate a fact checking result, wherein comparing includes at least one of;

i. searching for an exact match of the comments in the source information and returning the exact match search result of the exact match search if the exact match is found;

ii. utilizing pattern matching for fact checking and returning the result of the pattern matching fact check if a pattern matching result confidence score is above a pattern matching result confidence threshold; and

iii. utilizing a natural language search for fact checking and returning the result of the natural language fact check if a natural language result confidence score is above a natural language result confidence threshold.

13. A device comprising:

a. a non-transitory memory for storing an application for automatically performing the following steps;

i. monitoring social networking information provided by an entity;

ii. processing the social networking information provided by the entity including parsing the social networking information into processed information, wherein processing the social networking information occurs while the social networking information is monitored;

iii. analyzing, with the device, the processed information including;

(1) detecting one or more keywords in the processed information using keyword detection;

(2) analyzing sentence structure of the processed information; and

(3) detecting the entity using entity detection; and

iv. providing an alert of questionable information in real-time based on analyzing the processed information, wherein the alert of the questionable information indicates that the processed information is doubtful regarding accuracy,

wherein the entity has a validity rating, and if the validity rating of the entity is below a threshold, and a specified keyword is detected, the alert of questionable information is provided,

wherein the validity rating is based on previous fact checking of comments made by the entity by comparing the comments with source information to generate a fact checking result, wherein comparing includes at least one of;

i. searching for an exact match of the comments in the source information and returning the exact match search result of the exact match search if the exact match is found;

ii. utilizing pattern matching for fact checking and returning the result of the pattern matching fact check if a pattern matching result confidence score is above a pattern matching result confidence threshold; and

iii. utilizing a natural language search for fact checking and returning the result of the natural language fact check if a natural language result confidence score is above a natural language result confidence threshold; and

b. a processor for processing the application.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein the keyword detection includes comparing the processed information with a keyword database to determine if any keywords in the keyword database are included in the processed information.

15. The device of claim 13 wherein the entity detection includes using facial recognition to determine the entity providing the social networking information.

16. The device of claim 13 wherein the entity detection includes using voice recognition and facial recognition to determine the entity providing the social networking information.

17. The device of claim 13 wherein entities and keywords are classified and stored in a data structure, and if the entity is in a first classification and the one or more keywords are in a second classification, wherein the first classification and the second classification are opposing classifications, then the alert of questionable is provided.