EVENT 1: Covid-19: Vaccine Mandate, Desantis Ban on Mask Mandate
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘vaccine mandate, joe biden, biden, vaccine mandates, vaccine, covid, fully vaccinated, federal government, #covid19, vaccinated, natural immunity, mask mandates, mandate, public health, republican governors, ron desantis, wearing thin, million americans, delta variant, mandates, unvaccinated americans, school district, #vaccinemandate, school board, gop governors, postal workers, weekly testing, private businesses, vaccines, personal choice, private sector, executive order, gov desantis, federal employees’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
The makers of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine will soon ask regulators to approve its use in children 5 years and over, and are getting ready to make smaller doses of the vaccine for younger children, according to a BioNTech founder. https://t.co/v2NBg1UMgW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 10, 2021
CDC finds unvaccinated people 11 times more likely to die of covid, Moderna vaccine more effective in preventing hospitalization https://t.co/4hndr87TMU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 10, 2021
Breaking News: Unvaccinated Americans are 11 times more likely to die of Covid, the CDC reported, among other data showing vaccines’ protection from severe cases. https://t.co/CljUKXa3E3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 10, 2021
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EVENT 2: California Recall Election: Larry Elder Assaulted
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‘larry elder, recall, gavin newsom, newsom, elder, #recallgavinnewsom, hate crime, gorilla mask, #votenoontherecall, gavin, white woman’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Fact Checker: Larry Elder’s false and misleading claims in California recall race https://t.co/u3m1a19KQo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 9, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: Afghanistan: Drone Strike Kills Aid Worker, Measles Exposure Amongst Evacuees
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘afghanistan, drone strike, aid worker, measles mumps, #afghanistan, threat, measles rubella, kabul airport’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Breaking News: The New York Times obtained footage and witness accounts that cast doubt on the Pentagon’s description of a recent drone strike that killed 10 Afghans. https://t.co/qYx6jEFy8z
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 10, 2021
For thousands of refugees displaced by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this is home now https://t.co/eDVHXQWXAj
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 9, 2021
Opinion: My wife was killed on 9/11. The Taliban and the terrorists with whom they collaborate remain a threat. https://t.co/MTPK3GL7KD
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 9, 2021