MMFact: Simplifying Multimodal Misinformation Detection with Shared Resources and Tools

Abstract

Multimodal misinformation detection methods often rely on different preprocessing pipelines and auxiliary resources, making experimental comparisons difficult to interpret. We present MMFact, a collection of shared resources and tools that simplifies this research workflow. It brings together 47 detector implementations and baselines, three multimodal datasets, and prepared materials ranging from semantic features to OCR, image descriptions, and external evidence. Compatible methods can use the same materials, reducing variation introduced by preprocessing and supporting fairer comparisons. A modular training and evaluation framework preserves method-specific designs while providing common experimental procedures. By treating prepared materials as a shared research resource, MMFact helps researchers focus on developing and evaluating detection methods.