Empowering Smart Education in the Age of Smart Cities: Combating Fake News and Misinformation Through Propaganda Text Analysis

Pir Noman Ahmad; Yuanchao Liu; Ahmed Sedik; Mehr E. Munir

doi:10.1007/978-981-97-8712-8_46

Empowering Smart Education in the Age of Smart Cities: Combating Fake News and Misinformation Through Propaganda Text Analysis

Pir Noman Ahmad, Yuanchao Liu, Ahmed Sedik^*, Mehr E. Munir

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Abstract

The rapid development of smart cities driven by emerging information technologies has ushered in new opportunities and challenges in various domains, including education. As the prevalence of misinformation and fake news continues to grow, there is a pressing need to develop resilient smart cities that can effectively address this issue. This paper proposes a novel approach to address misinformation and fake news in propaganda texts within smart cities. It emphasizes the importance of smart education (SE) in equipping individuals with critical thinking and media literacy skills to combat misinformation effectively. This study leverages artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and education to detect and debunk fake news across multi-domain, targeting vulnerable populations. This study emphasizes collaborative efforts between educational institutions, AI developers, and smart city stakeholders to promote information resilience, address ethical considerations and data privacy, and enhance media literacy and critical thinking in diverse smart cities, highlighting the pivotal role of education in countering misinformation in the digital age.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ICSDI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability
Subtitle of host publication	Developments and Innovations
Editors	Yasser Mansour, Umashankar Subramaniam, Zahiraniza Mustaffa, Abdelhakim Abdelhadi, Mohamed Ezzat, Eman Abowardah
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	365-373
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9789819787111
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8712-8_46
State	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations, ICSDI 2024 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Duration: 18 Feb 2024 → 22 Feb 2024

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume	556 LNCE
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations, ICSDI 2024
Country/Territory	Saudi Arabia
City	Riyadh
Period	18/02/24 → 22/02/24

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Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.

Keywords

AI
Data analytics
Misinformation
Propaganda texts
Smart cities
Smart education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering

UN SDGs

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Ahmad, P. N., Liu, Y., Sedik, A., & Munir, M. E. (2025). Empowering Smart Education in the Age of Smart Cities: Combating Fake News and Misinformation Through Propaganda Text Analysis. In Y. Mansour, U. Subramaniam, Z. Mustaffa, A. Abdelhadi, M. Ezzat, & E. Abowardah (Eds.), Proceedings of the ICSDI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations (pp. 365-373). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 556 LNCE). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8712-8_46

Ahmad, Pir Noman ; Liu, Yuanchao ; Sedik, Ahmed et al. / Empowering Smart Education in the Age of Smart Cities : Combating Fake News and Misinformation Through Propaganda Text Analysis. Proceedings of the ICSDI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations. editor / Yasser Mansour ; Umashankar Subramaniam ; Zahiraniza Mustaffa ; Abdelhakim Abdelhadi ; Mohamed Ezzat ; Eman Abowardah. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 365-373 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Ahmad, PN, Liu, Y, Sedik, A & Munir, ME 2025, Empowering Smart Education in the Age of Smart Cities: Combating Fake News and Misinformation Through Propaganda Text Analysis. in Y Mansour, U Subramaniam, Z Mustaffa, A Abdelhadi, M Ezzat & E Abowardah (eds), Proceedings of the ICSDI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 556 LNCE, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 365-373, 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations, ICSDI 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 18/02/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8712-8_46

Empowering Smart Education in the Age of Smart Cities: Combating Fake News and Misinformation Through Propaganda Text Analysis. / Ahmad, Pir Noman; Liu, Yuanchao; Sedik, Ahmed et al.
Proceedings of the ICSDI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations. ed. / Yasser Mansour; Umashankar Subramaniam; Zahiraniza Mustaffa; Abdelhakim Abdelhadi; Mohamed Ezzat; Eman Abowardah. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 365-373 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 556 LNCE).

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Empowering Smart Education in the Age of Smart Cities: Combating Fake News and Misinformation Through Propaganda Text Analysis

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