EVENT 1: Maricopa County Election Audit
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘election, maricopa county, fulton county, arizona audit, arizona senate, maricopa’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results https://t.co/VeOXIHUiCI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 15, 2021
Inside Trump’s Election Day and the birth of the “big lie.”
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 13, 2021
An excerpt from @CarolLeonnig and @PhilipRucker's book, “I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year.” https://t.co/fv2jx8YZCK
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: American Rescue Plan: Child Tax Credit
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘child tax, tax credit, tax, child, #childtaxcredit, families, american rescue, #bidenchildtaxcredit’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
The child tax credit is $3,600 a year for kids under age 6 and $3,000 for ages 6 to 17, up from last year’s $2,000 per child. Payments begin phasing out at incomes of $75,000 for individuals, $112,500 for heads of household, $150,000 for married couples. https://t.co/kFwKVcc5Hn
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) July 15, 2021
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey supported a multi-year effort by a powerful Texas businessman to extract millions of dollars in tax refunds from Arizona’s Department of Revenue. https://t.co/0nc3m7iFBJ
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 14, 2021
On today's #frontpage:
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 15, 2021
–'A lot of people have moved on. I haven't': The TWA Flight 800 air disaster in 1996 changed the industry. But for the families of 230 dead, the wounds never healed.
–Parents are vaccinated, kids aren't: Families fear exposing kids as precautions ease. pic.twitter.com/5gGI59JVyb
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: US Gen. Mark Milley Remarks on Trump Post-Election Coup
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘joint chiefs, coup, mark milley, general milley, reichstag moment, gen milley, milley’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Joint Chiefs chairman feared potential ‘Reichstag moment’ aimed at keeping Trump in power https://t.co/7wxTRgZn2B
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 15, 2021
Opinion: Gen. Milley’s terror of a Trump “coup” should prompt Democrats to act — now https://t.co/gKqMputtql
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 15, 2021
Analysis: The growing evidence of the very real Trump coup fears https://t.co/krXCkbmyvo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 15, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 4: Leaked Kremlin Documents
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘mentally unstable, kremlin papers, kremlin documents, kremlin, papers’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Analysis: A blockbuster document purportedly from the Kremlin raises lots of questions — about itself https://t.co/q5WRbAbwnV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 15, 2021
Global Opinions: As a new Russian election season begins, the Kremlin’s fraudsters are working overtime https://t.co/1TbjfzDoEX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 15, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 5: Angela Merkel White House Visit
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘merkel, german chancellor, angela’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to the White House for what’s likely her last official visit. When she meets with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, she’ll signal continuity and stability in the German-U.S. relationship. https://t.co/BvVS0tOnZ1
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) July 15, 2021
"We stand together and we’ll continue to stand together to defend our eastern flank allies at NATO against Russian aggression," Pres. Biden says during joint news conference with German Chancellor Merkel. https://t.co/5uofxavjtJ pic.twitter.com/cz8lqCGmfg
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 15, 2021
Opinion: Merkel’s 16-year roller-coaster ride with U.S. presidents is coming to an end https://t.co/Jj8ZTYCUYp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 15, 2021