FakeNewsNet is a comprehensive fake news benchmark providing full news articles, social context from Twitter, and ground truth labels from fact-checking sites.

What Is FakeNewsNet?

• Components: News content + social engagement + user profiles
• Sources: PolitiFact and GossipCop fact-checks
• Size: 23,000+ articles with Twitter propagation data
• Research Focus: Multi-modal fake news detection

Why FakeNewsNet Matters

Fake news detection requires more than text analysis—propagation patterns, user credibility, and engagement signals provide crucial signals.

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Detection Approaches Using FakeNewsNet: