EVENT 1: Coronavirus: Vaccinations, Delta Variant
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘covid, delta variant, vaccine, alabama doctor, #covid19, fully vaccinated, variant, vaccination rates, vaccinated’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
The claim: HIPAA prevents anyone from asking if you are vaccinated.✅
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 20, 2021
Our rating: False ❌https://t.co/rUIiNVf6ia
Opinion: My mother had a “vaccine passport” from decades ago. So why are we so averse to the idea now? https://t.co/wVT5tMpOR8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 20, 2021
Q: “Do the competitors have to be double vaccinated before they arrive?” https://t.co/beOzRbAR5Q pic.twitter.com/TF0zBA2jrm
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 21, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: Jan 6 Capitol Riot Investigation Committee
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘jim jordan, kevin mccarthy, liz cheney, january 6th, speaker pelosi, nancy pelosi, minority leader, select committee, pelosi rejects, pelosi, jan 6th’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will bar two Trump allies from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, she said, because of "statements made and actions taken by these members." https://t.co/pwfYntKC63
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 21, 2021
The top House Republican, Kevin McCarthy, had chosen Representatives Jim Banks and Jim Jordan among his five picks for the Jan. 6. panel. Both voted against counting electoral votes for Joe Biden hours after rioters ransacked the Capitol. https://t.co/htlCfKKa3c
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 21, 2021
JUST IN: House Minority Leader McCarthy pulls his choices for the select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol after Speaker Pelosi rejects GOP Reps. Jordan and Banks. https://t.co/oWF25XS7BC
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) July 21, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: Fauci-Paul COVID Exchange
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘rand paul, dr fauci, fauci’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
"Senator Paul," Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, "you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly, and I want to say that officially."
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 21, 2021
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"Senator Paul," Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, "you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly, and I want to say that officially."
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 20, 2021
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