EVENT 1: Coronavirus: Delta Variant, Masks, Vaccinations
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘delta variant, fully vaccinated, vaccinated, mask mandate, mask mandates, covid cases, #covid19, mask, cases, covid19, covid, delta, vaccines, wear masks, #deltavariant, #getvaccinated’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
“I should have gotten the damn vaccine,” woman says fiance texted before he died of covid-19 https://t.co/bpGNCj8HN1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 1, 2021
Dr. Fauci on pushback against mask requirements, individual rights: "The fact is, if you get infected, even if you are without symptoms, you very well may infect another person who may be vulnerable,.. So in essence, you are encroaching on their individual rights." pic.twitter.com/h6qZRuZcVn
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 1, 2021
From Opinion: "It’s enraging to listen to people complain that wearing a mask or getting a simple shot is akin to an assault on their freedom while children who have no choice bear the brunt of their nonsense," Jessica Valenti writes. https://t.co/cn3rWyENE6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 1, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘gold, simone biles, tokyo, medal, #tokyo2020, #olympics, #tokyoolympics, caeleb dressel, olympic, team usa, biles, simone, olympics, world record’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Breaking News: Marcell Jacobs of 🇮🇹 won the men’s 100-meter dash final at the #Tokyo2020 #Olympics. Fred Kerley of 🇺🇸 came in second, followed by Andre de Grasse 🇨🇦 https://t.co/od6kYWkACb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 1, 2021
Rebeca Andrade of 🇧🇷 wins gold in the women’s vault final. MyKayla Skinner of 🇺🇸 came in second with the silver medal. Yeo Seo-jeong won bronze for 🇰🇷. #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/eQMfqWMD4Q
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 1, 2021
Caeleb Dressel has finished his remarkable Tokyo Games with a fifth gold medal. https://t.co/5TWneXAorA
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 1, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: January 6 Select Committee
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‘kevin mccarthy, susan collins, nancy pelosi, speaker pelosi, mccarthy, pelosi, january 6th, jan 6th, select committee’
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Months after the violent attack on the Capitol, Republicans have mounted a new effort to rewrite history, painting the accused rioters as patriotic “political prisoners” and blaming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the violence. https://t.co/JOaklTLczD
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 31, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘eviction moratorium, eviction, moratorium, extend, rental assistance, #extendthemoratorium, #evictionmoratorium, #evictioncrisis’
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