EUvsDisinfo: A Dataset for Multilingual Detection of Pro-Kremlin Disinformation in News Articles

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Autori principali: Leite, João A., Razuvayevskaya, Olesya, Bontcheva, Kalina, Scarton, Carolina
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author Leite, João A.
Razuvayevskaya, Olesya
Bontcheva, Kalina
Scarton, Carolina
author_facet Leite, João A.
Razuvayevskaya, Olesya
Bontcheva, Kalina
Scarton, Carolina
contents This work introduces EUvsDisinfo, a multilingual dataset of disinformation articles originating from pro-Kremlin outlets, along with trustworthy articles from credible / less biased sources. It is sourced directly from the debunk articles written by experts leading the EUvsDisinfo project. Our dataset is the largest to-date resource in terms of the overall number of articles and distinct languages. It also provides the largest topical and temporal coverage. Using this dataset, we investigate the dissemination of pro-Kremlin disinformation across different languages, uncovering language-specific patterns targeting certain disinformation topics. We further analyse the evolution of topic distribution over an eight-year period, noting a significant surge in disinformation content before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Lastly, we demonstrate the dataset's applicability in training models to effectively distinguish between disinformation and trustworthy content in multilingual settings.
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spellingShingle EUvsDisinfo: A Dataset for Multilingual Detection of Pro-Kremlin Disinformation in News Articles
Leite, João A.
Razuvayevskaya, Olesya
Bontcheva, Kalina
Scarton, Carolina
Computation and Language
Machine Learning
This work introduces EUvsDisinfo, a multilingual dataset of disinformation articles originating from pro-Kremlin outlets, along with trustworthy articles from credible / less biased sources. It is sourced directly from the debunk articles written by experts leading the EUvsDisinfo project. Our dataset is the largest to-date resource in terms of the overall number of articles and distinct languages. It also provides the largest topical and temporal coverage. Using this dataset, we investigate the dissemination of pro-Kremlin disinformation across different languages, uncovering language-specific patterns targeting certain disinformation topics. We further analyse the evolution of topic distribution over an eight-year period, noting a significant surge in disinformation content before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Lastly, we demonstrate the dataset's applicability in training models to effectively distinguish between disinformation and trustworthy content in multilingual settings.
title EUvsDisinfo: A Dataset for Multilingual Detection of Pro-Kremlin Disinformation in News Articles
topic Computation and Language
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.12614