Candidates Under Attack? Bots and the Twitter Information Ecosystem during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

• In Event: Social Media Ecosystems and Their Effects Across Platforms

Brief Overview

We analyze the behavior of Twitter accounts in the lead up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election to understand key differences in human and bot proclivities for engaging in negative campaigning against and cheerleading for presidential candidates.

Authors

• Denis Stukal, HSE University

• Angela Lai, New York University

• Zhanna Terechshenko, New York University

• Rich Bonneau, New York University

• Joshua A. Tucker, New York University