Patryk Bojarski
supervisor: Janusz Hołyst
Lots of people get information from social media, where users can exchange messages. In most cases, content is being transmitted without any changes. However, the specifics of these portals allows to modify form, content and even combine information from many sources. Understanding mechanism of message mutation could allow to become more resistant to misinformation and better efficiency in identifying fake newses.
I proposed a simple social network model in which agents (users) can communicate with each other. Whether they take action depends on their views and the content of messages shared by their friends (nearest neighbors on the network). They can transmit information, create new ones, and modify them. This model is very similar to social networks like Facebook or Twitter. I believe that it can effectively show the mechanisms governing the change of information and better understand the spread of disinformation.