When Misinformation Speaks and Converses: Rethinking Fact-Checking in Audio Platforms
Audio platforms have evolved beyond entertainment. They have become central to public discourse, from podcasts and radio to WhatsApp voice notes and live streams. With millions of shows and hundreds of millions of listeners, audio platforms are now a major channel for misinformation. Yet existing fact-checking pipelines are mostly designed for written claims, overlooking the unique properties of spoken media. We argue that audio misinformation is not merely textual content with transcripts: it is structurally different because it is both spoken - carrying persuasive force through prosody, pacing, and emotion - and conversational - unfolding across turns, speakers, and episodes. These dual...
| Authors | Chaewan Chun, Delvin Ce Zhang, Dongwon Lee |
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| Primary category | cs.CL |
| Published | 18 April 2026 |
| Last updated at source | 18 April 2026 |
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