Aletheia: A Community Fact Checking Web Site

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Abstract

Publication Date

5-1-2018

Abstract

Aletheia is a community-driven web application for fact checking. It is developed using Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 with SQLite3 as the database engine. Aletheia is intended for anyone who wants to verify the truth or falsehood of a statement, rumor, or legend. To post a claim for fact checking, a user must first sign up and sign in, which requires him to enter an e-mail, full name, and password. To use advanced features such as reviewing claims or ratings, he must be verified by an administrator. Verification requires complete and correct information that includes a birthdate, education, phone number, and occupation. When verified users review a claim, they enter sources, interpret the information in a way relevant to the claim, and rate the claim as true or false. Other verified users can rate the quality of the review. Altogether, Aletheia is a tool to help everyone become a fact checker.

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Completed as part of the Computer Science Senior Capstone Project.

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