Building a Misinformation Ontology

The importance of misinformation research has received wide recognition. However, one major challenge facing the research community is the lack of misinformation data and the difficulty in managing such data. Motivated by the role of ontology in information sharing and reuse, we propose a misinformation ontology and its representation based on the analysis of the characteristics of misinformation. The application of misinformation ontology is illustrated with a case study. Finally, we discuss implications of the research result.