11 Nov 2020
By MarvelousAI
Fake Accounts Fan Claims of Election Fraud

Fake Accounts Fan Claims of Election Fraud

Election Coverage, Influence Campaigns
Pre-Election In the months leading up to the presidential election, both sides of the political divide expressed concern about potential impediments to the democratic process.  Democrats worried about Trump’s efforts to undermine the USPS and Republican-led state governments disenfranchising voters in various ways.  Republicans proclaimed that mail-in voting was inherently…
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14 Oct 2020
By MarvelousAI
Polarization in the Time of Pandemic

Polarization in the Time of Pandemic

COVID-19, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to unite Americans of different political stripes in the common goal of protecting the health of the nation. Instead, as is well-documented, it exacerbated existing political divides, including on such issues as mask-wearing and avoiding large gatherings. Even President Trump's infection and subsequent hospitalization…
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26 Feb 2020
By Olya Gurevich
Biden: Right-Wing Attacks Drop along with Popularity

Biden: Right-Wing Attacks Drop along with Popularity

Bernie Sanders, Democratic Primaries 2020, Election Coverage, Joe Biden
Following unexpectedly poor performance in the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, former Vice President Joe Biden is no longer the assumed front-runner for the Democratic nomination. As we wrote earlier, he had consistently been the subject of vicious attacks from the right-leaning section of the Twitterverse. Bernie Sanders,…
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14 Feb 2020
By MarvelousAI
Mayor Pete: Early wins Fuel Attacks

Mayor Pete: Early wins Fuel Attacks

Democratic Primaries 2020
The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigieg became a surprise close second to Bernie Sanders  upon the final tally from Iowa and New Hampshire.  Predictably, this makes him the target of increased attacks on social media. Using our StoryArc platform we traced some of these attacks. Based…
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