Decision support for determining veracity via linguistic-based cues

  • Authors:
  • Christie M. Fuller;David P. Biros;Rick L. Wilson

  • Affiliations:
  • Management and Information Systems Department, Louisiana Tech University, P.O. Box 10318, Ruston, Louisiana 71270, United States;Management Science and Information Systems Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States;Management Science and Information Systems Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

  • Venue:
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Deception detection is an essential skill in careers such as law enforcement and must be accomplished accurately. However, humans are not very competent at determining veracity without aid. This study examined automated text-based deception detection which attempts to overcome the shortcomings of previous credibility assessment methods. A real-world, high-stakes sample of statements was collected and analyzed. Several different sets of linguistic-based cues were used as inputs for classification models. Overall accuracy rates of up to 74% were achieved, suggesting that automated deception detection systems can be an invaluable tool for those who must assess the credibility of text.