Kreutzer, MichaelNiederhagen, RubenShrishak, KrisFhom, Hervais SimoDavid, KlausGeihs, KurtLange, MartinStumme, Gerd2019-08-272019-08-272019978-3-88579-688-6https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/25015Fake news have been around since time immemorial. But the widespread reach and the rate of propagation through social media websites makes the issue of fake news a grave concern. We propose to address the issue of fake news through the use of quotable signatures using Merkle trees to verify news shared on social media websites.enFake newsMerkle treesocial mediaText/Conference Paper10.18420/inf2019_641617-5468