Unboxing the discussion about the U.S. 2022 midterm elections on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and 4chan

• In Event: Communications in Recent U.S. Elections

Brief Overview

How do users on different platforms react to same events during the 2022 midterm election similarly or differently? We use text analyses to answer the question, which can contribute the social media literature by conducting cross-platform research.

Authors

• Sangyeon Kim, Indiana University

• Rachith Aiyappa, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Matthew DeVerna, Indiana University

• Özgür Can Seçkin

• Bao Tran Truong, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Kai-Cheng Yang, Northeastern University

• Wanying Zhao, Indiana University

• Filippo Menczer, Indiana University