Separating the Truth From the Truthy

Here's some interesting analysis of Twitter that may interest you...

A new Web project out of Indiana University is separating the truth from the "truthy" in political Tweets online.
The project—named "Truthy," after Stephen Colbert's descriptor for misinformation dressed up as fact—mines Twitter to analyze patterns in political discussions and makes the information available online. The software allows visitors to take a closer look at Twitter trends to spot data manipulation by tech-savvy special-interest groups. 

More at:http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Separating-the-Truth-From-the/27321/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en