Information verification during natural disasters

Authors:
Abdulfatai Popoola;Dmytro Krasnoshtan;Attila-Peter Toth;Victor Naroditskiy;Carlos Castillo;Patrick Meier;Iyad Rahwan
Affiliations:
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE;Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE;Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE;University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom;Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha, Qatar;Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha, Qatar;Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Venue:
Proceedings of the 22nd international conference on World Wide Web companion
Year:
2013

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Abstract

Large amounts of unverified and at times contradictory information often appear on social media following natural disasters. Timely verification of this information can be crucial to saving lives and for coordinating relief efforts. Our goal is to enable this verification by developing an online platform that involves ordinary citizens in the evidence gathering and evaluation process. The output of this platform will provide reliable information to humanitarian organizations, journalists, and decision makers involved in relief efforts.