# FaKnow: A Unified Library for Fake News Detection

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.16441 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.16441/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
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- First posted on arXiv 27 Jan 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 24 of 24)

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## Abstract (arXiv)

Over the past years, a large number of fake news detection algorithms based on deep learning have emerged. However, they are often developed under different frameworks, each mandating distinct utilization methodologies, consequently hindering reproducibility. Additionally, a substantial amount of redundancy characterizes the code development of such fake news detection models. To address these concerns, we propose FaKnow, a unified and comprehensive fake news detection algorithm library. It encompasses a variety of widely used fake news detection models, categorized as content-based and social context-based approaches. This library covers the full spectrum of the model training and evaluation process, effectively organizing the data, models, and training procedures within a unified framework. Furthermore, it furnishes a series of auxiliary functionalities and tools, including visualization, and logging. Our work contributes to the standardization and unification of fake news detection research, concurrently facilitating the endeavors of researchers in this field. The open-source code and documentation can be accessed at https://github.com/NPURG/FaKnow and https://faknow.readthedocs.io, respectively.