3 accepted papers
Demographics and cultural background of annotators influence the labels they assign in text annotation – for instance, an elderly woman might find it offensive to read a message addressed to a “bro”, but a male teenager might find it appropriate. It is therefore important to acknowledge label variat…
The statement “The earth is flat” is factually inaccurate, but if someone truly believes and argues in its favor, it is not deceptive. Research on deception detection and fact checking often conflates factual accuracy with the truthfulness of statements. This assumption makes it difficult to (a) stu…
Distorted science communication harms individuals and society as it can lead to unhealthy behavior change and decrease trust in scientific institutions. Given the rapidly increasing volume of science communication in recent years, a fine-grained understanding of how findings from scientific publicat…