Republicans are increasingly sharing misinformation, research finds
Republican candidates have dramatically increased how much they share from unreliable sources in just two years
Twitter banned Marjorie Taylor Greene. That may not hurt her much.
She’s gaining followers and ‘likes’ on other social media platforms, our research finds
Twitter amplifies conservative politicians. Is it because users mock them?
Our research suggests conservative politicians are ‘ratioed’ more often. That may explain why they’re in your timeline.
Which Republicans are most likely to think the election was stolen? Those who dislike Democrats and don’t mind white nationalists.
That includes plenty of Republicans with college educations
Twitter put warning labels on hundreds of thousands of tweets. Our research examined which worked best.
Without a hard block, tweets continue to spread — especially tweets by President Trump
Are influence campaigns trolling your social media feeds?
New research shows how citizens can know in real time.
It’s not easy for ordinary citizens to identify fake news
And fake coronavirus news is no exception.
Biden and Sanders are debating tonight. What got Twitter users buzzing during past Democratic debates?
We checked. No candidate’s issues broke out ahead of the rest.
Think celebrities get punished for being political? In fact, they get retweeted.
Michael Jordan’s supposed dictum — “Republicans buy sneakers, too” — may be outdated.
Why didn’t more congressional Republicans condemn Trump’s racist tweets about the ‘Squad’? This graph explains.
Look at the kind of district each represents, and their responses make more sense.
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