  The creation, dissemination, and consumption of disinformation and fabricated
content on social media is a growing concern, especially with the ease of
access to such sources, and the lack of awareness of the existence of such
false information. In this paper, we present an overview of the techniques
explored to date for the combating of disinformation with various forms. We
introduce different forms of disinformation, discuss factors related to the
spread of disinformation, elaborate on the inherent challenges in detecting
disinformation, and show some approaches to mitigating disinformation via
education, research, and collaboration. Looking ahead, we present some
promising future research directions on disinformation.
