Fake news text detection based on convolutional neural network

Abstract

The swift evolution of mobile devices and multimedia technology has made the Internet one of the primary means of learning new information today. However, the huge amount of news information is often mixed with erroneous fake news, which can cause bad news events to spread and trigger people's bad emotions, putting the healthy development of society and economy at risk. Addressing the real-world application problem of swiftly and accurately detecting fake news is imperative. To mitigate the aforementioned challenges, we propose a method that uses deep learning to detect fake news and validate it through empirical studies. We begin by collecting a sizeable fake news dataset from domestic social media platforms and use a pre-trained deep learning model to extract textual features. Furthermore, we amalgamate convolutional neural networks and deep learning models to effectively glean and encompass the patterns and attributes of disinformation through an analysis of the text's semantic and structural characteristics. Finally, we experimentally evaluate the effectiveness of the method. The experimental findings demonstrate that the suggested approach exhibits commendable performance in the task of detecting fake news, effectively discerning between authentic and fabricated information. Our deep learning-based approach proves to be both efficient and highly impactful in addressing the issue of fake news within the realm of social media.