Leveraging AI and data analytics to counter misinformation in the MENA: experimenting with data patterns on social media in Arabic content

  • Funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • Total publications:1 publications

Grant number: 109745

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Start & end year

    2023
    2025
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $1,310,912.52
  • Funder

    International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    United States of America
  • Lead Research Institution

    Open Transformation Lab Inc.
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Communication

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

An "infodemic" of misinformation has infected the global online media landscape with increasing virulence over the last five years. As new variants of COVID-19 thrive thanks in part to these same forces, it is critical that we dedicate resources to effectively counter online misinformation. Read more

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