Fake Social Media Profile Detection

Fake Social Media Profile Detection

Sanjana Shanbhag , Shubham Sharma, Piyush Singh , Yash Tupat

Abstract

The proliferation of fake social media profiles has become a significant concern, posing risks such as, identity theft and any other malicious action as well as fraud, have become critically alarming. This project focuses on designing an integrated system that aggregates and presents information considered important to any social media account: activity patterns, connection history, and content authenticity. The system will help in providing a detailed profile analysis of account holders, thus enabling the users to identify suspicious accounts and report such accounts for further action by the authorities. The given solution will complement the safety of the platform, ensure informed decision-making, and contribute to the mitigation of such risks by eliminating fake accounts and malicious activities from the digital space.