Artificial Intelligence in Mitigating Political Disinformation on Social Media: A Comprehensive Review

The intentionally spread of the propagandas on social media which is supported by the fake news is called as political disinformation. These political disinformations adversely affects the trust of public and democratic processes which can cause unrest. Artificial intelligence can be used for detection as well as for creating these political disinformations, hence plays a dual role. This study the spread and impact of political disinformation on social media platforms. Also, this review explores the intervention of AI detection tools in combating political disinformation. Also, this study suggests the enhancement of available AI detection systems in the creation, detection, and prevention of political disinformation. To address this duality of artificial intelligence there is a strong need of coordination between technology and social media platforms, journalists, researchers and government. Hence, there is requirement of a collaborative and multilayered approach which focuses upon safeguarding the democratic discourse without hampering the right to freedom of speech and expression.