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Then, the model determines the probable sources of disinformation using the statistical analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Findings<\/jats:title>The model is evaluated on ResearchGate (RG) data. Results suggest that the model efficiently identifies disinformation from scholarly communications and accurately detects the probable sources of disinformation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Practical implications<\/jats:title>Different platforms with communication portals can use this model as a regulatory mechanism to restrict the prorogation of disinformation. Scholarly platforms can use this model to generate an accurate influence assessment mechanism and also relevant recommendations for their scholars.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>The existing studies majorly deal with validating the answers using statistical measures. 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