Table 1 Metadata features used in detecting fake news and deepfake images.
Metadata Features | Fake News Detection | Deepfake Image Detection |
|---|---|---|
Source and Reliability | Focuses on the publisher and author credibility | Focuses on originality, source and reliability of image |
Temporal Information | Examines publication and edit history | Analyses the image capture date and modification history, if any |
Social Engagement | Number of likes, shares, and sentiment analysis on users’ comments and discussions for the news article or picture | |
File Features | URL patterns and domain age are checked | Geolocation data is checked against the context of the news article |
Content Integrity and Structure | Scans the length and sentiment of the news headline, and credibility of external sources cited | Scans the metadata of the image to check for modification history |
