A Modular Multimodal Framework for Automated Misinformation Investigation: Integrating OCR, NLP, Vision-Language Captioning, and Speech Analysis for Evidence-Based Trust Scoring
The rapid spread of manipulated images, doctored videos, and misleading text across digital platforms has created a pressing need for automated tools that can assist human fact-checkers rather than replace them. This paper presents the design and implementation of a modular, multimodal misinformation investigation plat...