Participatory propaganda: The role of super commenters on Breitbart News

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Brief Overview

This paper focuses on the participatory aspect of right-wing media propaganda in the US. Using Breitbart News' comment section as a case, it shows that the most active commenters played a significant role in producing and spreading propaganda.

Authors

• Yunkang Yang, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Yuan Hsiao, University of Washington