Team S T O N K S
Theme/Purpose
In an era where media is extremely impactful on people’s perspectives of themselves, others, and the world around them, we wanted to create a product that could provide insight on information people are reading.
Product
Apate, in Greek mythology, was the goddess of deceit. We were inspired to use the name of a god or goddess from mythology and after deliberation chose the name Apate to be our product name.
Fake news is any inaccurate or misleading information, allowing a population to make false claims under the assumption that it is fact. Over the past few years, fake news has become more and more prevalent. We hoped to create an automated way of “fact-checking” based off of machine learning algorithms and statistical analysis.
Our fake news extension classifies the content at a URL as fake or factual, and a percentage range is also displayed to estimate how much of the article is factual. Our target audience is people who use media as their primary source of information.
Our extension can be accessed on the chrome store, here; or through our open source code, here.
Screenshots
The prompt page of our application
The results page of our application
People
Project ManagerName: Christina Qiu School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Major(s): International Business and Economics Short Bio: Hi! I am a rising junior at UCSD studying international business and Economics. When I don’t have class, I like to play the flute and listen to music. | |
Product OwnerName: Stephanie Kwan School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Major(s): Computer Science Short Bio: Hello! I’m an incoming third year computer science major from the Bay Area. When I’m not doing schoolwork, I love hanging out with friends, getting boba, and playing volleyball. Fun fact: I’m on the women’s club volleyball team at UCSD! :) | |
Name: Dennis Juanito School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Major(s): Computer Science Short Bio: Hello, I am a UCSD student majoring in computer science. I enjoy reading books about philosophy, economy, science, and technology in my free time. Sometimes I also like to drink milk tea with/without Boba on it. | |
Name: Caitlin Lee School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Major(s): Math-Computer Science Short Bio: Hi! I am an incoming third year student majoring in Math-CS. Outside of school, I like to ice skate and draw digital art. I also enjoy hiking and going on food marathons. | |
Name: Ameya Singh School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Major(s): Computer Science Short Bio: Hi, I am Ameya, an incoming second year at UCSD majoring in computer science. I am passionate about Formula 1 and all other forms of racing and pizza. | |
Name: Jason Win School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Major(s): Computer Science Short Bio: Hi! I’m an incoming second year student studying computer science. I’m from San Jose, CA. In my free time, I enjoy playing basketball, hanging out with friends, eating good food, and getting boba. I also have a passion for anything related to technology or cars. |