Stan_Golem t1_iuw8xza wrote
Reply to comment by 685327592 in [OC] US Twitter reached Peak MAGA in 2020 (as measured by Trump and MAGA prevalence in bios) by jasonjonesresearch
That's exactly what a bot would say /s
But seriously, wasn't it confirmed that a lot of the "trump supporters" on social media were actually bots?
685327592 t1_iuw9gqx wrote
Do you have a citation for that? 74 million people voted for Trump so there's clearly a lot of legitimate supporters.
Kenilwort t1_iuwa6r2 wrote
I have no doubt that Trump has a huge amount of supporters. But bots are also very plausible and troll farms are a real thing. One would then have to prove how many bots were being used for this of course.
Tiabaja t1_iuwdr23 wrote
Why do you think they decided to vote for him? Media/social media persuasion works, especially with an army of bots and paid influencers.
685327592 t1_iuwe6bv wrote
Obviously some people were affected but my point is most of his supporters sincerely support him, they aren't just following some Twitter bot opinion.
Stan_Golem t1_iuwbluc wrote
My Google is acting up so I can't click any links and share them. But Google trump supporters bots and there are a lot of articles about it.
DrMobius0 t1_iuwax95 wrote
It's both, honestly. It takes a large operation to hijack the conversation so consistently, but once you get it going, well, you can see the results.
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