Pélagie Mpembe Mukonkole

Online Disinformation Detection through Text Analysis: A Comparative Study of Supervised Models with Hyperparameter Optimization

Viviane Kaseka Katadi, Gilbert Ngoyi Maloba, Jean-Marie Ibanga Mbayo, Pélagie Mpembe Mukonkole, Clarisse Ngoyi Tshite, Mardochée Kalala Mpolesha & Pierre Kafunda Katalay · Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science · 2026

The rapid spread of disinformation on social media poses a major challenge in the digital age, with significant impacts on public opinion and decision-making. In this context, this study proposes a machine learning-based approach for the automatic detection of online disinformati...