We are happy to share with you our latest research endeavor 'TweetCred'.<p>About TweetCred:
TweetCred is a real-time, web-based system to assess credibility of content on Twitter. The system provides a credibility rating between 1 to 7 for each tweet on the Twitter timeline. The score is computed using a supervised automated ranking algorithm that determines credibility of a tweet based on more than 45 features. The system considers various factors to determine the credibility, such as, the tweet content, properties of user who posted the tweet, external URLs or pictures shared in the tweet, etc.
The TweetCred score is an indicator of the trustworthiness of the information in the tweet, credibility of resources (pictures, videos, URLs) shared; and the popularity and reputation of the user of the tweet.<p>Credibility score: 1 (low credibility) - 7 (high credibility)<p>Please help us in evaluating and testing the system. Please install the Chrome Extension.<p>Usage: You can download our Chrome Extension, for obtaining credibility of tweets in real-time on Twitter.<p>For developers we also provide an API.<p>For more details: http://twitdigest.iiitd.edu.in/TweetCred/<p>Download TweetCred: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tweetcred/fbokljinlogeihdnkikeeneiankdgikg<p>We would like to request you to help in publicizing the extension. It you aim to tweet / post about TweetCred on social media, the hashtag is #TweetCred.<p>For any queries / feedback or API token requests please write to us at [email protected]