Reports & Analysis

Taking Twitter data, we want to better understand which issues matter most to voters in the Georgia Senate election. We find that voters pick up on topics mentioned in attack ads and that voters tend to not view this as a national election.

Continuing previous work, we find that politically motivated popular users have the most influence in online discussions around Black Lives Matter and Common Core State Standards.

To better understand how an issue becomes politicized over time, we examine Black Lives Matter and Common Core State Standards and track how they evolved over time.

As the largest Democratic primary field in modern history continues to narrow, we wanted to examine how the debates drove the conversation online, and specifically how voters changed their opinions over time.

We examine whether IRA-operated Twitter accounts spread polarizing or misleading content on social media platforms in an attempt to influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Social media data provides new insights into how the world watches a humanitarian disaster unfold in real time. We analyze Twitter data and find which events grab global attention, how perceptions shift, and whose narratives gain traction.

What can social media teach us about the motivations of Brexit voters and the global ramifications of the referendum? After analyzing 29 million tweets on the topic, we provide key insights about user views.

Continuing previous work, we want to measure viewers' impressions of presidential candidates in real time, specifically around the fourth GOP debate.

We want to better understand how people of differing ideological backgrounds, specifically Republicans and Democrats, respond within and to political discussions.

Although ISIS continues to spread its message through social media, our data suggests that pro-ISIS communication is met by a much larger amount of anti-ISIS content.

To better understand how social media is used in a protest setting, we collect data from the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine and find that social media provides a space to share information, as well as mobilize offline organization.

To better understand the effects of collective action and protest organization, we analyze 22 million tweets related to Turkish protests. We find that online activity has a spillover effect into offline action.