Development of a Text Classification Model to Detect Disinformation About COVID-19 in Social Media: Understanding the Features and Narratives of Disinformation in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Tan, Hans Calvin L, Estuar, Ma. Regina Justina, Co, Nicole Allison S, Tan, Austin Sebastien, Abao, Roland P, Aureus, Jelly P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: COVID-19; Philippine disinformation; TF-IDF; N-Grams; Text classification model; Social network analysis; Communication; Communication Technology and New Media; Computer Engineering; Engineering; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social Media
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/338; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05061-9_27
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

As of January 02, 2022, the Philippines is combating another surge in COVID-19 cases. With vaccinations still ongoing, the country remains vigilant and the government continues to promote compliance to minimum health standards as preventive measures to minimize the spread. Disinformation remains a c...