International Journal of Informatics and Computation
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): International Journal of Informatics and Computation

Fake News Detection in Health Domain Using Transformer Models

Sri Hasta Mulyani (University Respati of Yogkarta)
Suwarto (University Respati Yogyakarta)
Hamzah (University Respati Yogyakarta)
R.Nurhadi Wijaya (University Respati of Yogyakarta)
Rodiyah (University Respati of Yogyakarta)
Wita Adelia (University Respati of Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2024

Abstract

The rise of fake news in the health sector poses a serious threat to public well-being and accurate health communication. This study investigates the effectiveness of transformer models, particularly BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers), in detecting fake news related to health. By leveraging the advanced contextual understanding of BERT, we aim to enhance the accuracy of fake news detection in this critical domain. Our approach involves training the BERT model on a curated dataset of health news articles, followed by rigorous evaluation on its ability to differentiate between genuine and misleading content. The results reveal that the transformer-based model significantly outperforms traditional methods, achieving high accuracy and robust performance metrics. This research underscores the potential of transformer models in combating health misinformation and provides a foundation for future improvements in automated fake news detection systems.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijicom

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

International Journal of Informatics and Computation (IJICOM) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, that publishes original theoretical and empirical work on the science of informatics and its application in multiple fields. Our concept of Informatics includes technologies of ...