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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:p>Knowledge graphs are used by a growing number of applications to represent
    structured data. Hence, evaluating the veracity of assertions in knowledge graphs—dubbed
    fact checking—is currently a challenge of growing importance. However, manual
    fact checking is commonly impractical due to the sheer size of knowledge graphs.
    This paper is a systematic survey of recent works on automatic fact checking with
    a focus on knowledge graphs. We present recent fact-checking approaches, the varied
    sources they use as background knowledge, and the features they rely upon. Finally,
    we draw conclusions pertaining to possible future research directions in fact
    checking knowledge graphs.</jats:p>
article_number: '3749838'
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Umair
  full_name: Qudus, Umair
  id: '83392'
  last_name: Qudus
  orcid: 0000-0001-6714-8729
- first_name: Michael
  full_name: Röder, Michael
  id: '67199'
  last_name: Röder
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-8277
- first_name: Muhammad
  full_name: Saleem, Muhammad
  last_name: Saleem
- first_name: Axel-Cyrille
  full_name: Ngonga Ngomo, Axel-Cyrille
  id: '65716'
  last_name: Ngonga Ngomo
citation:
  ama: Qudus U, Röder M, Saleem M, Ngonga Ngomo A-C. Fact Checking Knowledge Graphs
    -- A Survey. <i>ACM Computing Surveys</i>. 2025;58. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3749838">10.1145/3749838</a>
  apa: Qudus, U., Röder, M., Saleem, M., &#38; Ngonga Ngomo, A.-C. (2025). Fact Checking
    Knowledge Graphs -- A Survey. <i>ACM Computing Surveys</i>, <i>58</i>, Article
    3749838. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3749838">https://doi.org/10.1145/3749838</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Qudus_Röder_Saleem_Ngonga Ngomo_2025, title={Fact Checking Knowledge
    Graphs -- A Survey}, volume={58}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3749838">10.1145/3749838</a>},
    number={3749838}, journal={ACM Computing Surveys}, publisher={Association for
    Computing Machinery (ACM)}, author={Qudus, Umair and Röder, Michael and Saleem,
    Muhammad and Ngonga Ngomo, Axel-Cyrille}, year={2025} }'
  chicago: Qudus, Umair, Michael Röder, Muhammad Saleem, and Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo.
    “Fact Checking Knowledge Graphs -- A Survey.” <i>ACM Computing Surveys</i> 58
    (2025). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3749838">https://doi.org/10.1145/3749838</a>.
  ieee: 'U. Qudus, M. Röder, M. Saleem, and A.-C. Ngonga Ngomo, “Fact Checking Knowledge
    Graphs -- A Survey,” <i>ACM Computing Surveys</i>, vol. 58, Art. no. 3749838,
    2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3749838">10.1145/3749838</a>.'
  mla: Qudus, Umair, et al. “Fact Checking Knowledge Graphs -- A Survey.” <i>ACM Computing
    Surveys</i>, vol. 58, 3749838, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2025,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3749838">10.1145/3749838</a>.
  short: U. Qudus, M. Röder, M. Saleem, A.-C. Ngonga Ngomo, ACM Computing Surveys
    58 (2025).
date_created: 2025-09-03T15:46:43Z
date_updated: 2025-09-11T09:30:28Z
ddc:
- '006'
department:
- _id: '574'
doi: 10.1145/3749838
external_id:
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  date_created: 2025-09-11T09:26:29Z
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intvolume: '        58'
keyword:
- fact checking
- knowledge graphs
- fact-checkers
- check worthiness
- evidence retrieval
- trust
- veracity.
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3749838
oa: '1'
popular_science: '1'
publication: ACM Computing Surveys
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0360-0300
  - 1557-7341
publication_status: published
publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Fact Checking Knowledge Graphs -- A Survey
type: journal_article
user_id: '83392'
volume: 58
year: '2025'
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