If you regularly read online news in English and are familiar with the term “clickbait,” we would like to invite you to take part in a study on perceptions of news headlines. If you are interested and agree to participate, you would be asked to take part in a face-to-face interview and a news headline Read More …
Month: April 2017
Satire Detector Launched
Satire Detector was officially released on April 10, 2017. It is a part of a study at Western University. If you’d like to participate, you could experiment with the tool by submitting some news pieces for us to determine whether they are satirical or legitimate news. It would greatly help us in improving our training Read More …
Looking for a Summer Grad RA (Western student)
May 9th, 2017 Update. Sorry the position has been filled. No more applications accepted.I’m looking to hire a new graduate assistant, a Western student, who can do web development and has basic understanding of natural language processing and machine learning. Willingness to learn is key! Please go to the Western Employment Opportunities site to apply.Below Read More …
Satire Detector Online: How-To-Use Guide
After over year of R&D and testing, our lab has produced an automated Satire Detector tool, currently available online for you to try on PC or mobile! What does Satire Detector do? It distinguishes legitimate news from satirical fakes. The link: http://satiredetector.fims.uwo.ca/lies.htmlWhat is Satire Detector?1. It’s a stand alone tool with a potential to be Read More …
FIMS Moved to New Building
The busy first term in our new building is coming to its close! Take a look at an artistic rendering of the new facilities, and compare it to the actual photograph.Another good news is that we, at LiT.RL, as a group, now have a shared research lab space at this new FIMS & Nursing Building. Read More …
Media Interest in our Research on Fake News
Here are our lab’s efforts in research dissemination and knowledge mobilization for the SSHRC Insight Grant (#435-2015-0065): Digital Deception Detection: Identifying Deliberate Misinformation in Online News (2015-2018).Background. The Language and Information Technology Research Lab (LiT.RL) was founded in 2009. The lab’s mission is to improve access to information by developing language models, methods, and software Read More …