Abstract:Containing misinformation spread on social media has been acknowledged as a great socio-technical challenge in the last years.Despite advances, practical and timely solutions to properly communicate verified (mis)information to social media users are an evidenced need. We introduce a multi-agent approach to bridge Twitter users with fact-checked information. First, a social bot, which nudges users sharing verified misinformation, and a conversational agent that verifies if there is a reputable fact-check avail… Show more
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