Researchers Create The First Twitter Lie Detector

Liar, liar, pants on fire. If you’re thinking about spreading misinformation on Twitter, think again: researchers are building a Twitter lie detector to catch unsavory types in their 140 character lies.

In an international effort, researchers have banded together to create Pheme, a system to determine whether someone is telling the truth on Twitter.

As The Telegraph reports, the European Union is supporting the £3.5 million research project.

The Pheme system would be able to test information on Twitter quickly, and trace a story back to its origin.