Misleading presentation of Biden gaffe likely boosted by a bot-like network
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Summary On November 12, 2021, conservative influencers began using the hashtag “RacistJoe.” The hashtag ultimately appeared in trending topics on Twitter. Our data analysis strongly suggests that the trend was at least partially the consequence of platform manipulation. Behavior similar to what we observed in the “RacistJoe” data
Misleading presentation of Biden gaffe likely boosted by a bot-like network
Misleading presentation of Biden gaffe likely…
Misleading presentation of Biden gaffe likely boosted by a bot-like network
Summary On November 12, 2021, conservative influencers began using the hashtag “RacistJoe.” The hashtag ultimately appeared in trending topics on Twitter. Our data analysis strongly suggests that the trend was at least partially the consequence of platform manipulation. Behavior similar to what we observed in the “RacistJoe” data