ABSTRACT The availability of vast, easily accessible information has broadened our outlook on the world. Social networks helped us foster community interactions. Advances in machine learning have enabled tremendous progress in many complex tasks. At the same time, however, surveillance capitalism commodified personal information,…

Abstract:  Online trust is becoming a central issue in modern society. Trusting fallacies can harm the wellbeing of individuals and society as a whole, especially during crises like COVID-19. During crises, the inconclusive, conflicting, and time-sensitive information created by varied sources and disseminated on diverse…