The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square

Page created by Ricky Osborne
 
CONTINUE READING
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
The Toxic Tales of the
2022 Midterms:
Unraveling the Lies, Hate,
and Extremism Polluting
the Public Square
Elon Musk says Twitter “cannot become a free-for-all
hellscape.” Early signs show the platform is heading in the
wrong direction under his leadership—at a particularly
inconvenient time for American democracy
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
The Four Toxic Narratives of the US Midterms: Volume of Conversation over Time

 July 01 - 31 October, 2022

                         01    08         15           22    29      05       12     19   26        02        09     16   23       30       07        14    21    28     4
                         Jul   Jul        Jul          Jul   Jul     Aug     Aug    Aug   Aug       Sep       Sep   Sep   Sep      Sep      Oct       Oct   Oct   Oct   Nov
                   60K

                   50K
Twitter Mentions

                   40K

                   30K

                   20K

                   10K

                    0

                                 Calls for Civil War               Election Fraud               Citizen Policing            Allegations of Grooming
                                                                                                                            and Pedophilia
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
Select Topic

Calls for Civil War   Election Fraud   Citizen Policing   Allegations of Grooming
                                                          and Pedophilia

  View Methodology
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
Calls for
Civil War
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
Timeline: Notable events (triggers) around “Calls for Civil War” and the shifts in volume                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               View Topics

 of conversations on Twitter in the United States
 July 01 - October 31, 2022

                  Exogenous triggers                                  Endogenous triggers (Twitter only)                                         Top Tweets

                        01                    08                15                22                   29                    05         12            19                   26                    02                  09       16                  23                   30                 07                     14               21               28               4
                        Jul                   Jul               Jul               Jul                  Jul                   Aug       Aug           Aug                   Aug                   Sep                 Sep     Sep                  Sep                  Sep                Oct                    Oct              Oct              Oct             Nov
                  60K
                                                                                                                                   A

                  50K
Twitter Mention

                  40K
                                                                                                                                                                                      C
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 E
                  30K
                                                                                                                                             B

                  20K                                                                                                                                                                             D

                  10K

                   0

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          07 September, 2022
                              13 July, 2022                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The controversial standup comic Kathy Griffin’s post
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (“If you don’t want a Civil War, vote for Democrats in
                              Brian Kilmeade post, Fox News “IT’S               08 August, 2022                                                                                                                                                                                           November. If you do want Civil War, vote Republican”)
                              OFFICIAL: Democrat Civil War Begins               FBI searched Mar-a-Lago. Trump issued                            14 August, 2022                                                                                                                          was criticized (1) (2) by Twitter users
                              Biden is under attack…from the Left!              the statement: “These are dark times for
                              Check out this announcement from                                                                                   Tweets claimed that when the FBI reopened its case
                                                                                our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-                         against Hillary before 2016 presidential election, liberals
                              Bernie Sanders supporters.”                       Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently                        or democrats didn’t ask for a civil war. Tweets also
                                                                                under siege, raided, and occupied by a                                                                                                                                   02 September, 2022
                                                                                                                                                 claimed that @CBSNews obtained warning of increase
                                                                                large group of FBI agents”                                       in calls for “civil war” along with violent threats on social                                           The majority of tweets are left-leaning condemning
                                                                                                                                                 media against federal officials including FBI                                                           Republicans call for ‘civil war’ in support of Trump.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Mentions of hashtag #bidenspeech, #pedohitler, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         #roevemberiscoming also spiked
                                                                      10 August, 2022
                                                                      Tweets (1) (2) claimed that Liberals didn’t call
                                                                      for violence or civil war when in 2016 when FBI                            13 August, 2022                                                           29 August, 2022
                                                                      reopened a case against Hillary Clinton just 11 days
                                                                      before election. Other tweets (1) (2) also claimed                         New York Times broke the story that Trump’s attorney                      Tweets claimed that Liberals didn’t call for violence
                                                                      that accounts on “Truth social” and far-right                              sent a written declaration that all classified documents                  or civil war when in 2016 when FBI reopened a case
                                                                      platforms called for “civil war”                                           had been returned weeks before the search occurred.                       against Hillary Clinton just 11 days before election
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Calls for Civil War: Peak A                                                                                                                                                                               View Chart

August 08 - 10, 2022
FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, former president Donald Trump’s Florida house

         George Takei                                 Christian Vanderbrouk                         CALL TO ACTIVISM                                Occupy Democrats                              Occupy Democrats
         @GeorgeTakei                                 @UrbanAchievr                                 @CalltoActivism                                 @OccupyDemocrats                              @OccupyDemocrats

 When the FBI reopened its case against       I don’t remember many people crying           To the MAGA and QAnon users on                  BREAKING: Trump’s “Truth Social”              BREAKING NEWS: Tyler Welch Slaeker,
 Hillary Clinton for allegedly mishandling    and wailing about “civil war” when a          far-right message boards who are calling        explodes with calls for civil war after       one of Trump’s January 6 insurrectionists
 government records, with just 11 days        Republican FBI Director announced a           for a civil war:                                the FBI raids Mar-a-Lago with some            who is awaiting sentencing for storming
 to go till the 2016 election, not a single   criminal investigation of the Democratic      If you are willing to put one man above         bragging that MAGA supporters                 the Capitol, writes on TruthSocial that
 liberal threatened violence or civil war.    nominee 11 days before the 2016 election.     the entire nation, you are not a patriot.       outnumber other Americans “10 to              he’s yearning for a “civil war” over the FBI
                                                                                            You are a traitor                               1” and saying that this time they’ll be       raiding Mar-a-Lago. RT IF THE JUDGE
 6:15 AM · 08/10/22                           6:11 AM · 08/09/22                                                                            “armed with more than just flags.” RT TO      SHOULD GIVE HIM THE MAXIMUM
                                                                                            9:09 PM · 08/09/22
 24.7K Retweets 877 Quote Tweets 128K Likes   20.2K Retweets 732 Quote Tweets 97.2K Likes
                                                                                                                                            DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION!                      SENTENCE!
                                                                                            13.5K Retweets 524 Quote Tweets 64.2K Likes
                                                                                                                                            12:36 AM · 08/10/22                           3:25 AM · 08/10/22

                                                                                                                                            11.6K Retweets 832 Quote Tweets 20.2K Likes   10K Retweets 327 Quote Tweets 19.9K Likes

                                                      Lindy Li
                                                      @lindyli
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
                                              When Clinton lost, we peacefully                                                                                                                    @RepMTG

                                              protested w pink hats & handmade                                                              After Mar-a-Lago search, users on pro-        The FBI is raiding President Trump’s
                                              posters                                                                                       Trump forums agitate for ‘civil war’ —        home in Maralago!
                                              When Mar-a-Lago was searched, the                     John Collins
                                                                                                                                            including a Jan. 6 rioter
         Christian Schneider PARODY                                                                 @Logically_JC                                                                         This is the rogue behavior of communist
                                              GOP called for civil war & the murder of
         @Schneider_CM                                                                                                                                                                    countries, NOT the United States of
                                              fellow Americans on Truth Social              I don’t want to hear about the “radical left”                                                 America!!!
 “It’s time for a CIVIL WAR!” type boys on    The 2 parties are NOT the same                from people who want to start a Civil War                                                     These are the type of things that happen
 Twitter who said they couldn’t breathe       Anyone who says otherwise is either           when they don’t get their way.                                                                in countries during civil war.
 when they had to wear a mask                 lying or stealing you blind                                                                                                                 The political persecution MUST STOP!!!
 10:04 AM · 08/08/22                          11:49 AM · 08/10/22                           1:27 AM · 08/10/22                              01:47 AM · 08/09/22                           10:04 AM · 08/08/22

 9K Retweets 331 Quote Tweets 63K Likes       9.9K Retweets 320 Quote Tweets 33.4K Likes    9.2K Retweets 236 Quote Tweets 46.5K Likes      3048 Mentions                                 5.4K Retweets 206 Quote Tweets 48.3K Likes
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Calls for Civil War: Peak B                                                                                                                                                                                 View Chart

August 13, 2022
New York Times broke the story that Trump’s attorney sent a written declaration that all classified documents
had been returned weeks before the search occurred.
         Andrea Junker                                  Eddie Smith                                     Jake Rosen                                      Mayo                                          Mayo
         @Strandjunker                                  @eddsmitty                                      @JakeMRosen                                     @MayoIsSpicyy                                 @MayoIsSpicyy

 When a Republican FBI director                 It’s beyond belief that there are people in     @CBSNews has obtained DHS/FBI                   You’d have to be pretty f*****g stupid to     I don’t understand the idiots out there
 announced a criminal investigation of          this country who are willing to start a Civil   bulletin warning of “an increase in violent     start a Civil War for Donald Trump.           willing to throw their lives away and start
 the Democratic nominee 11 days before          War for someone who was Vietnam war             threats posted on social media against                                                        a Civil War for a piece of shit traitor like
                                                                                                                                                4:35 AM · 08/14/22
 the 2016 election, not a single Democrat       draft dodger.                                   federal officials and facilities, including a                                                 Donald Trump.
 threatened violence or civil war.                                                              threat to place a so-called dirty bomb in       2.9K Retweets 196 Quote Tweets 23.9K Likes
                                                                                                                                                                                              12:00 AM · 08/14/22
                                                                                                front of FBI HQ and issuing general calls
 10:04PM
 7:45  AM· 08/14/22
           · 10/14/22                           8:21 PM · 08/14/22                              for ‘civil war” (h/t @NicoleSganga)                                                           2.9K Retweets 154 Quote Tweets 17.6K Likes

 17.5K Retweets 623
                613 Quote Tweets 81.3K
                    QuoteTweets  80.5KLikes
                                       Likes    6.3K Retweets 229 Quote Tweets 30.4K Likes      6:23 PM · 08/14/22

                                                                                                3.4K Retweets 797 Quote Tweets 7.8K Likes

         Mayo                                           Dash Dobrofsky                                  Smite                                           Michelle                                      Lindy Li
         @MayoIsSpicyy                                  @DashDobrofsky                                  @7Veritas4                                      @LivingBlueTX                                 @lindyli

 Donald Trump is trying to start a Civil War.   Trump posted on Truth Social that FBI           Democrats go into the midterms with a           The right is prepping for civil war.          When Clinton lost, we peacefully
 This is NOT a drill.                           raided his home — before FBI could              historic record of investing in America         I’d report them all to the @FBI, but I        protested w pink hats & handmade
                                                announce it. He preemptively released           and our future                                  literally don’t have time to sit report the   posters. When Mar-a-Lago was
                                                the warrant to frame it as a “witch             Republicans boast a horrific record of          hundreds of videos like this I’m seeing       searched, the GOP called for civil war &
 2:43 AM · 08/14/22
                                                hunt.” Trump knows he’s guilty, and has         insurrection, espionage, obstructionism,        on my alt tiktok. (And they didn’t check      the murder of fellow Americans on Truth
                                                resorted to calls for violence & civil war.     ending women’s rights and threats of civil      Twitter.) so here’s a /1                      Social. The 2 parties are NOT the same.
 2.7K Retweets 154 Quote Tweets 17.6K Likes     He’s both a national & domestic security        war.                                                                                          Anyone who says otherwise is either
                                                                                                                                                4:24 AM · 08/10/22
                                                threat.                                         Let’s toss “traditional midterm trends” out                                                   lying or stealing you blind
                                                                                                the window.                                     5.7K Retweets 5.1K Quote Tweets 10.9K Likes
                                                10:02 PM · 08/14/22                                                                                                                           11:49 AM · 08/14/22

                                                2.3K Retweets 80 Quote Tweets 10.6K Likes       2:50 AM · 08/14/22                                                                            9.9K Retweets 320 Quote Tweets 34.2K Likes

                                                                                                1.6K Retweets 65 Quote Tweets 4.7K Likes
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Calls for Civil War: Peak C                                                                                                                                                                             View Chart

August 29, 2022
Bulk of conversation criticizes MAGA Republicans for civil war
dog whistles and increasingly violent rhetoric
         Andrea Junker                                 Rob Reiner                                    Eric Rosen                                    Really American                              Jeff Tiedrich
         @Strandjunker                                 @robreiner                                    @erosen1                                      @ReallyAmerican1                             @itsJeffTiedrich

 Just a casual reminder that when a            If a Civil War couldn’t destroy this          “If you arrest me for being a traitor I’ll    Democrats don’t want a civil war. We just     the people who lost the 2020 election
 Republican FBI director announced a           Democracy, threats of violence from           cause a civil war because I’m a traitor”      want to win big in November so we can         61 times now want to lose the Civil War
 criminal investigation of the Democratic      Liars, Deniers, Cultists, and a Petulant      seems like the exact reason to arrest him.    continue passing bills that improve the       twice. go for it, dips***
 nominee 11 days before the 2016 election,     Toddler will not stop the Rule of Law from                                                  lives of all Americans.
                                                                                             4:40 AM · 08/29/22
 not a single Democrat threatened              being upheld without Fear or Favor.
                                                                                                                                           10:02 PM · 08/29/22                           07:30 PM · 08/30/22
 violence, rioting, or civil war.                                                            7.5K Retweets 181 Quote Tweets 38.6K Likes
                                               7:36 PM · 08/29/22                                                                          5.9K Retweets 164 Quote Tweets 28.8K Likes    5.6K Retweets 180 Quote Tweets 42.1K Likes
 11:15 PM · 08/29/22
                                               10.3K Retweets 568 Quote Tweets 51.7K Likes
 14.5K Retweets 451 Quote Tweets 59.4K Likes

         Tristan Snell                         Hashtag                                               Andrew Wortman                                The USA Singers                              Pam Keith, Esq.
         @TristanSnell                         #civilwar                                             @AmoneyResists                                @TheUSASingers                               @PamKeithFL

 Can someone please tell Lindsay               10:04 AM · 08/29/22                           Republicans are responding to                 Meal Team Six is hard at work training for    I’m definitely at the “if you’re gonna civil
 Graham what happened during the last                                                        Biden calling them “semi-fascists” by         Civil War II                                  war, just do it” stage of this thing.
                                               2310 Mentions
 time South Carolina started a civil war?                                                    threatening Civil War if Trump is indicted.                                                 The United States does not negotiate
 Or have they banned any teaching about                                                      Way to make Biden’s case for him.                                                           with terrorists.
 that too?                                                                                   07:21 AM · 08/29/22
                                                                                                                                                                                         05:40 AM · 08/29/22
 07:56 AM · 08/30/22                                                                         4.8K Retweets 140 Quote Tweets 23.3K Likes
                                                                                                                                                                                         4.1K Retweets 352 Quote Tweets 26.2K Likes
 5.2K Retweets 110 Quote Tweets 30.8K Likes

                                                                                                                                           09:08 AM · 08/30/22

                                                                                                                                           4.7K Retweets 1.5K Quote Tweets 20.4K Likes
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Calls for Civil War: Peak D                                                                                                                                                                                View Chart

September 02, 2022
Following President Biden’s speech warning of the dangers to democracy posed by the extreme right, MAGA
Republicans call him #pedohitler and claim he’s declaring civil war, while the bulk of tweets criticize MAGA
rhetoric
         BEKS                                               John Collins                                   Andrew Wortman                                 Brian J. Karem                      Hashtag
         @antifaoperative                                   @Logically_JC                                  @AmoneyResists                                 @BrianKarem                         #pedohitler
 The people who said they were gonna                MAGA: “We aren’t extremist snowflakes,         The party that constantly threatens            There is a storm coming.                    09/02/22
 start a civil war are crying because Dark          but we will start a Civil War if you make us   Civil War is scolding Joe Biden for being       It’s not a civil war.
                                                                                                                                                                                              311 Mentions
 Brandon hurt their feelings.                       feel bad.”                                     insufficiently diplomatic.                     It’s a reckoning — and I reckon the GOP
                                                                                                   7:37 PM · 09/02/22
                                                                                                                                                  would rather not face it.
 8:14 AM · 09/02/22                                 6:04 PM · 09/02/22
                                                                                                   1.2K Retweets 32 Quote Tweets 5.3K Likes       6:38 PM · 09/01/22
 2.1K Retweets 52 Quote Tweets 11.8K Likes          2.1K Retweets 68 Quote Tweets 11.4K Likes
                                                                                                                                                  1.8K Retweets 50 Quote Tweets 14.5K Likes

         Buzz Patterson                                     Mrs. Betty Bowers                              don’t.give.a.chic                      Video of Joe Biden’s speech talking                 Scott Adams
         @BuzzPatterson                                     @BettyBowers                                   @LanePenny007                                                                              @ScottAdamsSays
                                                                                                                                                  about difference between MAGA
 For those of you not watching, @JoeBiden           MAGA Republicans are scolding Joe              MAGA, “F Joe Biden. F’ing Libtards.            Republicans and Republicans.                Today’s Twitter vibe: #PedoHitler just
 is gaslighting civil war. This is a special kind   Biden for not talking about bipartisan         Defund the FBI! This is our civil war! Let’s                                               declared civil war. But to be fair, Trump
 of stupid. Incredibly irresponsible.               unity—in between yelling that they’ll start    Go Brandon. MORE GUNS! Let’s take                                                          says things about windmills that are not
                                                    a civil war if we don’t give them their way.   back our country!” (Tried to overthrow                                                     technically true.
 5:46 AM · 09/02/22
                                                    MAGA Republicans are scolding Joe              gov). President Biden, “MAGA facists are
 705 Retweets 24 Quote Tweets 2.8K Likes            Biden for not using a more civil tone—in       not welcome.“ MAGA & GOP: “Biden                                                           5:41 PM · 09/02/22

                                                    between yelling, “F*** Joe Biden!”             is causing division.                                                                       779 Retweets 28 Quote Tweets 4.3K Likes

                                                    7:35 PM · 09/02/22                             08:04 PM · 09/02/22

                                                    737 Retweets 32 Quote Tweets 3K Likes          777 Retweets 47 Quote Tweets 3.6K Likes        10:04 AM · 09/02/22

                                                                                                                                                  208 Mentions
The Toxic Tales of the 2022 Midterms: Unraveling the Lies, Hate, and Extremism Polluting the Public Square
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Calls for Civil War: Peak E                                                                                                                                                                      View Chart

September 07, 2022
After comedian Kathy Griffin tweets that Republicans want a civil war, an old (2017), controversial photo her
holding Trump’s severed head surfaces, and Republicans respond strongly against her, claiming the Left is
calling for civil war.

 A photo of Kathy Griffin carrying                  Kathy Griffin                                 Chuck Callesto                              #ThePersistence                              Tim Young
                                                    @kathygriffin                                 @ChuckCallesto                              @ScottPresler                                @TimRunsHisMouth
 beheaded face of Donald Trump
                                            If you don’t want a Civil War, vote for       BREAKING REPORT: Kathy Griffin              First, Kathy Griffin threatens to            MAGA Republicans are the extremists...
                                            Democrats in November. If you do want         THREATENS CIVIL WAR On                      assassinate President Trump with             say the leftists who now openly call for
                                            Civil War, vote Republican.                   Republicans – ‘If You Don’t Want a          her ISIS-inspired photo. Now, she’s          civil war.
                                                                                          Civil War, VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS In            threatening a Civil War if Republicans win
                                            10:51 PM · 09/06/22                           November’...                                this November                                05:28 AM · 09/07/ 22

                                            4.1K Retweets 6.6K Quote Tweets 28.6K Likes   4:46 AM · 09/07/22                                                                       2.7K Retweets 107 Quote Tweets 15.7K Likes
                                                                                                                                      3:43 AM · 09/07/22
 09/07/22
                                                                                          2.3K Retweets 397 Quote Tweets 5.7K Likes
                                                                                                                                      2.4K Retweets 111 Quote Tweets 14.2K Likes
 5176 Mentions

        Tim Young                                   Lauren Boebert                                Ted Cruz                                    Tim Young                                    BLAIRE WHITE
        @TimRunsHisMouth                            @laurenboebert                                @tedcruz                                    @TimRunsHisMouth                             @MsBlaireWhite

 Sooo... Kathy Griffin is now threatening   Kathy Griffin’s parents really missed the     Ted Cruz - This is WRONG. Crazy             So the same Kathy Griffin who had a          Lefties, please stop calling for a Civil
 a Civil War on behalf of Democrats if      mark by not naming her Karen. Civil War       Hollywood Leftie threatening “Civil War”    photo shoot holding a bloody severed         War! I promise a fight between the side
 Republicans win... got it.                 just because she doesn’t get her way?         if Dems don’t win. Sadly, this is today’s   head of Trump is now calling for a Civil     with guns and the side with quadruple
                                            Pathetic.                                     Left: angry, hateful & violent.             War if Democrats lose in 2022... and         boosters wouldn’t end well.
 02:30 AM · 09/07/22
                                            09:11 PM · 09/07/22                           2:13 AM · 09/07/22
                                                                                                                                      people are actually shocked by this?
 1.9K Retweets 103 Quote Tweets 20K Likes                                                                                             Seems par for the course for this acute      04:50 AM · 09/07/22
                                            2.9K Retweets 495 Quote Tweets 21.7K Likes    2K Retweets 293 Quote Tweets 10.5K Likes    TDS sufferer                                 1.5K Retweets 122 Quote Tweets 12.8K Likes

                                                                                                                                      02:38 AM · 09/07/22

                                                                                                                                      1.3K Retweets 70 Quote Tweets 5.7K Likes
Election
Fraud
Timeline: Notable events (triggers) around “Election Fraud” and the shifts in volume                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            View Topics

 of conversations on Twitter in the United States
 July 01 - 31 October, 2022

                  Exogenous triggers                                        Endogenous triggers (Twitter only)                                                Top Tweets

                         01                    08                 15                  22                     29                    05                    12     19                26                   02           09                    16                 23            30                   07                  14               21                   28                   4
                         Jul                   Jul                Jul                 Jul                    Jul                   Aug                  Aug    Aug                Aug                  Sep          Sep                  Sep                 Sep           Sep                  Oct                 Oct              Oct                  Oct                 Nov
                   12K
                                                                                                                                                                                               C

                                                          A
                  10K

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    E
Twitter Mention

                                                                                                                   B                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       D
                   8K

                   6K

                   4K

                   2K

                    0

                                                                                                                                                                     30 August, 2022                               08 September, 2022                              27-28 October, 2022
                                                                        12-13 July, 2022                                                                             Publisher of Dinesh D’Souza’s book            A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas       Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy
                                                                        Judge orders Lindsey Graham to                                                               “2000 Mules” issued a full recall as the      related to Save America PAC, which was          Pelosi, attacked with a hammer in California.
                                                                        testify before grand jury in Trump                                                           book’s election fraud premise is widely       created by Donald Trump to raise money          Musk took control of Twitter. Case filed by
                                                                        election probe                                                                               debunked.                                     as he promoted baseless voter fraud             Georgia voter Mark Andrews against Dinesh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   claims after his loss in the 2020 election.     D’Souza and “2000 Mules” investigators

                                                         12-13 July, 2022                                          30-31 July, 2022
                                                         All the top tweets by engagement                          #Trumpwasrightabouteverything
                                                         are anti-Trump, predominantly                             leads as the topmost mention.
                                                         on “Stop the Steal” and January 6                         Some (30%) use this in favor
                                                         insurrection.                                             of Trump or against Biden’s                                                                                                                     28 October, 2022                                       31 October, 2022
                                                                                                                   presidency, while most of the                     30 August, 2022                                                                               Majority of conversations revolved around the          The credibility of “2000 Mules” and the narrative
                                                                                                                   tweets (70%) criticize or ridicule                90% of the top tweets by engagement are                                                       case filed against Dinesh D’Souza and “2000            of election fraud was questioned. Tweets
                                                                                                                   Trump.                                            about the Dinesh D’souza’s “2000 Mules”                                                       Mules” investigators. Tweet mentioning Jan 6th         declared “Stop the Steal” a scam promoted by
                               08 July, 2022                                                                                                                         book, which we recalled by its publisher.                                                     was a peaceful protest of a stolen election gained     christo-fascists.
                               Tweets mention the “Stop the                                                                                                          Tweets claim that Republicans are citing it                                                   considerable traction. Tweets also mentioned
                               Steal” and “2000 Mules”, some in                                                                                                      as “proof the 2020 election was stolen”.                                                      growing trend of drop box watchers in Arizona
                               favor and some against MAGA                                                                                                                                                                                                         and around the country.
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Election Fraud: Peak A                                                                                                                                                                                 View Chart

July 12 - 13, 2022
All tweets are either anti-MAGA or aimed at holding those responsible
for #StoptheSteal accountable
          Rep. Jamie Raskin                               PoliticsVerse                                Wajahat Ali                                 Occupy Democrats                                Miles Taylor
          @RepRaskin                                      @PoliticsVerse                               @CalltoActivism                             @OccupyDemocrats                                @MilesTaylorUSA

  When he sent this tweet, Trump became           “BREAKING: Ali Alexander said he             “Ali Alexander, one of the leaders of the   “BREAKING: Jan. 6th committee drops             “A GOP operative told me that
  the first president in American history         helped organized Stop the Steal Rally        Stop the Steal rally, said he organized     HUGE bombshell, reveals a draft tweet           Republicans’ “stolen election” lie is no
  to call for a protest against the peaceful      with GOP Reps Brooks, Biggs and Gosar.       it with GOP Reps Brooks, Biggs and          that Donald Trump wrote but never sent          different than Democrats who thought
  transfer of power. At tomorrow’s hearing,       Wow”                                         Gosar.”                                     urging his insurrectionists to “arrive early”   the 2000 election was stolen from them.
  America will see how it mobilized                                                                                                        with the “massive crowds” to “march to          I don’t remember Al Gore supporters in
                                                  12:49 AM · 07/13/22
  dangerous extremists & white nationalist                                                     12:12 AM · 07/13/22                         the Capitol” to “stop the steal.” RT IF YOU     2000 trying to violently overthrow the
  groups to come armed to “Stop the               5.7K Retweets 218 Quote Tweets 21.4K Likes                                               THINK IT’S TIME TO INDICT”                      government.”
                                                                                               1.9K Retweets 88 Quote Tweets 5.5K Likes
  Steal.”
                                                                                                                                           1:18 AM · 07/13/22                              6:43 AM · 07/12/22
  4:38 AM · 07/12/22
                                                                                                                                           1.8K Retweets 36 Quote Tweets 4.1K Likes        836K Retweets 62 Quote Tweets 6.6K Likes
  8K Retweets 425 Quote Tweets 30.1K Likes

          The Republican Accountability Project           Citizens for Ethics
          @AccountableGOP                                 @CREWcrew

  “Between Nov. 3, 2020 and Jan. 6, 2021          Trump’s legal team knew they didn’t
  Trump tweeted “fight” 26 times in relation      have the evidence supporting any of
  to the election results and referenced          his stolen election claims ahead of
  his DC “Stop the Steal” rally 32 times –        January 6. Trump pushed and incited the
  we counted. In comparison, he tweeted           insurrection anyway.
  “peacefully” exactly 0 times. Trump told
  America what he wanted.”                        4:30 PM · 07/13/22

  9:58 PM · 07/13/22                              509 Retweets 13 Quote Tweets 1.9K Likes

  736 Retweets 234 Quote Tweets 2.5K Likes
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Election Fraud: Peak B                                                                                                                                                                                    View Chart

July 30 - 31, 2022
#TrumpWasRightAboutEverything was trending, Twitter had more anti-Trump or fact-sharing links than
tweets claiming he was indeed right about everything.
  Hashtag                                            ShadowPatriot00                                                                                      Tim Hannan                                 America’s Best Patriot
  #trumpwasrightabouteverything                      @ShadowPatriot00                                                                                     @OccupyDemocrats                           @AlisonBoxxer
                                                                                         In four years, President Trump made
  07/30/22                                   “Basically                                  30,573 false or misleading claims                        “Donald Trump is a pathological liar       #TrumpWasRightAboutEverything
                                             #TrumpWasRightAboutEverything”              The Fact Checker’s database of the false or misleading   who said COVID would be gone               trump tower
  10.6K Mentions                                                                         claims made by President Trump while in office.
                                                                                                                                                  by April 2020. He was completely
                                             3:38 AM · 07/29/22
                                                                                                                                                  wrong and a million Americans died.
                                             1.8K Retweets 167 Quote Tweets 7.6K Likes                                                            #TrumpWasRightAboutEverything”

                                                                                                                                                  8:28 PM · 07/30/22

                                                                                         01/20/21                                                 1.2K Retweets 64 Quote Tweets 6.4K Likes

                                                                                         640 Mentions                                                                                        9:31 PM · 07/30/22
          Annatolentini
          @annatolentini                                                                                                                                                                     1.3K Retweets 69 Quote Tweets 4.4K Likes

  These are the only words that I accept
  that Donald Trump spoke correctly.
  #TrumpWasRightAboutEverything                                                                                                                           Real Defender                              Ashley Dermon Perry
                                                                                                                                                          @real_defender                             @DermonAshley
                                                                                                   Vince Langman
                                                                                                   @LangmanVince                                  “Trump said Biden would destroy our        “#TrumpWasRightAboutEverything
                                                                                                                                                  economy. Trump said Biden would open       that’s laughable”
                                                                                         “Hey guys remember when President                        the southern border. Trump said our
                                                                                         Trump said Biden would destroy                           adversaries would see Biden as a
                                             Hashtag                                     the economy if he was elected, well                      weakling.
                                             #goptaxscam                                 #TrumpWasRightAboutEverything”                           #TrumpWasRightAboutEverything”

  8:38 PM · 07/30/22                         07/30/22                                    12:05 AM · 07/31/22                                      8:21 PM · 07/30/22

  1.2K Retweets 84 Quote Tweets 6.6K Likes   424 Mentions                                791 Retweets 27 Quote Tweets 2.4K Likes                  749 Retweets 38 Quote Tweets 1.9K Likes    9:45 PM · 07/30/22

                                                                                                                                                                                             753 Retweets 31 Quote Tweets 5K Likes
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Election Fraud: Peak C                                                                                                                                                                                 View Chart

August 30, 2022
Dinesh D’Souza’s “2000 Mules” book, based on his debunked documentary is recalled.

         Andrew Wortman                        Cover of book by Dinesh D’ Souza with                  Skeeter                                        Rick Wilson                                  Mueller, She Wrote
         @AmoneyResists                        text: Please note, the title below needs               @pmullally3                                    @TheRickWilson                               @MuellerSheWrote

  “For MAGA still citing @DineshDSouza’s       to be pulled out of stores immediately         “When is the J6 committee hearing up           “Looks like those 2000 Mules will be         WHOOPSIE. 2000 Mules book
  propaganda book/film “2000 Mules” as         due to FULL RECALL from Publisher.             again? I want to hear about Trumps 7hr         headed back to the barn”                     RECALLED
  “proof the 2020 election was stolen,” it                                                    gap in phone calls, Ginni Thomas’s “Stop
                                                                                                                                             3:54 AM · 08/30/22                           3:51 AM · 08/30/22
  has been officially RECALLED BY ITS                                                         the Steal” texts, Secret Service and
  PUBLISHER FOR DISINFORMATION”                                                               DHS missing texts, etcetera, etcetera,         2.3K Retweets 108 Quote Tweets 28.7K Likes   2K Retweets 148 Quote Tweets 9.1K Likes
                                                                                              etcetera”
  10:04 AM · 08/30/22
                                                                                              3:08 AM · 08/30/22
  5.2K Retweets 198 Quote Tweets 16.6K Likes
                                                                                              3.5K Retweets 114 Quote Tweets 14K Likes

                                               08/30/22

                                               1419 Mentions

         Nancy Levine                                 Dinesh D’ Souza                                 Dash Dobrofsky                                 Flexghost                                    Dinesh D’ Souza
         @nancylevine                                 @DineshDSouza                                   @DashDobrofsky                                 @flexghost1                                  @DineshDSouza

 “My opinion then and my opinion now is        “There is an elaborate sausage-making          “Convict Dinesh D’Souza said the FBI is        “Felon Dinesh D’Souza’s book version         The publication date of my book “2000
 that the election was not stolen by fraud,’   process that goes into a book. Somehow         “corrupt.” Dinesh was arrested for illegally   of 2000 Mules is suddenly recalled for       Mules” has been pushed back a few weeks
 Barr said. ‘And I haven’t seen anything       a significant error got missed by the          donating to candidates using multiple          a “Significant Error” Today I learned        and early print copies recalled. From @
 since the election that changes my mind on    publisher. It is now corrected but my book     names. Also, Liz Cheney debunked               significant error means completely           Regnery: “Due to a publishing error, the
 that, including the “2000 Mules” movie.’”     “2000 Mules” is pushed back to October.        D’Souza’s “2000 Mules” on the world stage      fabricated.”                                 publication date of 2000 Mules has been
 @reveal                                       The book is explosive so I’m glad it’s being   & his new book was recalled by publishers.                                                  postponed to October 25, 2022. We look
                                               done right. It will be worth the wait!”        That’s what happens to corrupt people.”        12:51 AM · 08/30/22                          forward to publishing 2000 Mules this Fall”
 2:06 AM · 08/30/22
                                               5:20 PM · 08/30/22                             11:00 PM · 08/30/22                            1.1K Retweets 35 Quote Tweets 6.1K Likes     5:51 AM · 08/30/22
 529 Retweets 21 Quote Tweets 2K Likes
                                               756 Retweets 279 Quote Tweets 4.1K Likes       833 Retweets 10 Quote Tweets 3.1K Likes                                                     386 Retweets 2K Quote Tweets 20.3K Likes
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Election Fraud: Peak D                                                                                                                                                                   View Chart

October 28, 2022
Following Musk’s takeover of Twitter, MAGA voices revive the stolen election narrative.
At the same time, a Georgia voter sues D’Souza for falsely accusing him of ballot fraud in “2000 Mules.
         Hodgetwins                                    Joe Walsh                           Court Document                                                                       Hashtag
         @hodgetwins                                   @WalshFreedom                       “Plaintiff Mark Andrews, through his                                                 #trumpwon
 January 6th was a mostly peaceful             This hammer-wielding assailant is just      attorneys, brings this complaint against   Drop box watchers in Arizona connected    10/28/22
 protest of a STOLEN election.                 the latest product of Trump’s & the GOP’s   Defendants Dinesh D’Souza”                 to national effort from “2000 Mules”
                                                                                                                                      creators                                  634 Mentions
                                               stolen election lie.
 10:14 AM · 10/28/22
                                               12:45 AM · 10/29/22                                        View the
 2.3K Retweets 73 Quote Tweets 15.8K Likes
                                                                                                          Court Document
                                               2.3K Retweets 89 Quote Tweets 10K Likes

                                                                                           10/26/22

                                                                                           1K Mention                                 05:27 AM · 10/28/22

                                                                                                                                      373 Mentions

                                                                                                                                                                                GATEWAY PUNDIT
                                                                                                                                                                                “BREAKING: “2000 Mules” Investigators
         JamesSurowiecki                               Jen Fifield
         @JamesSurowiecki                              @JenAFifield
                                                                                                                                                                                Gregg Phillips and Catherine Engelbrecht
                                                                                           The Atlanta Journal Constitution                                                     Threatened with Jail Monday If They Do
 2000 Mules shows a video of Andrews           Exclusive from me: “2000 Mules” creators    Georgia voter sues over false election                                               Not Identify Confidential Informant in
 dropping off a small number of ballots at a   are linked to AZ drop box monitors          fraud accusation in “2000 Mules”                                                     Konnech Investigation”
 drop box, with D’Souza’s voiceover saying     accused of voter intimidation.                                                                 ULTRA MAGA KEVIN WITH STOLEN...
 “What you are seeing is a crime. These        @VotebeatUS got access to internal                                                             @kevinhaddad08
 are fraudulent votes.” But Andrews was        communications showing the connection
 dropping off his family’s ballots, which is   and showing thousands of volunteers have                                               Since Twitter has been liberated can we
 obviously totally legal in GA.                signed up nationwide                                                                   discuss the 2020 stolen election now?

 02:17 AM · 10/28/22                           05:31 AM · 10/28/22                         10/28/22                                   09:41 AM · 10/28/22                       06:55 PM · 10/27/22

 610 Retweets 36 Quote Tweets 3K Likes         369 Retweets 26 Quote Tweets 543 Likes      183 Mentions                               588 Retweets 18 Quote Tweets 2K Likes     356 Mentions
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Election Fraud: Peak E                                                                                                                                                                           View Chart

October 31, 2022
Most of the conversation was in reaction to election lies and to Dr. Oz’s campaign using January 6 supporters
as staff. A handful of more toxic tweets contained allegations that the Brazilian election was fraudulent, de-
fended the “2000 Mules” creators, and suggested that there were issues with the Covid vaccine.
          Philip Bump                                  Dash Dobrofsky                                 Jennifer Cohn                                                                         Spitfire
          @pbump                                       @DashDobrofsky                                 @DashDobrofsky                                                                        @DogRightGirl
                                                                                                                                         Dr. Oz’s Campaign Is Stocked With Jan.
  “2000 Mules” in no way proves — or even      Dinesh D’Souza is a convicted felon who        Stop the Steal was a scam promoted                                                    They have incarcerated the creators
                                                                                                                                         6ers
  shows — any real voter or election fraud.    plead guilty to violating FEC laws after       by christo-fascists who want to replace                                               2000 Mules and stripped Dr Peter
  A long thread.                               he donated to a GOP candidate under            democracy w/ a Christian version of                                                   McCullough of all his medical licenses
  8:46 AM · 10/31/22
                                               multiple aliases. Then, Trump pardoned         sharia law. If given a chance, they will                                              for speaking out against the jab.
                                               D’Souza -- so to return the favor --           imprison LGBTQ people & make life a
  3.4K Retweets 515 Quote Tweets 16.3K Likes   D’Souza made a conspiracy film “2000           living hell 4 everyone who doesn’t share                                              This isn’t over by a long shot.
                                               Mules” which falsely claimed Trump won         their extreme religious views, including
                                                                                                                                                                                    10:56 PM · 10/31/22
                                               in 2020:                                       Christians
                                                                                                                                                                                    3.4K Retweets 79 Quote Tweets 6.8K Likes
                                               10:26 PM · 10/30/22                            1:35 AM · 10/31/22
                                                                                                                                         10/30/22
                                               2.7K Retweets 64 Quote Tweets 7.7K Likes       1K Retweets 61 Quote Tweets 1.7K Likes
                                                                                                                                         366 Mentions

  Business Insider “Stop the Steal” leader                                                                                                                                                  Rick Wilson
                                                       Rolling Stone                                                                                                                        @TheRickWilson
  Ali Alexander calls for a military coup
                                                       @RollingStone
  in Brazil to intervene in its presidential                                                                                                     Ron Filipkowski                    So, you’re telling me the same political-
  election after Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat                                                                                                         @RonFilipkowski
                                               Exclusive: Dr. Oz has kept his distance                Gavin Mario Wax                                                               media agitprop system that led to millions
                                               from the “stolen election” lie while running           @JenAFifield
                                                                                                                                         A message for Paul Pelosi’s defamation     of Americans believing that a “stolen”
                                               for Senate, but records obtained by Rolling                                               lawyer. He wants you to believe his 2000   election justified the violent attack on the
                                                                                              Bolsonaro should not repeat the mistake
                                               Stone reveal some of his staffers have                                                    Mules “movie” proves the 2020 election     Capitol couldn’t also produce someone
                                                                                              of Trump. Fight back against any fraud
                                               embraced it wholeheartedly — and even                                                     was stolen, and this clip pretty much      motivated to assassinate Speaker
                                                                                              and a stolen election. Declare victory
                                               attended the Jan. 6 rally.                                                                encapsulates his credibility.              Pelosi? Sell me another bridge.
                                                                                              tonight.
  10:56 AM · 10/31/22                          5:34 AM · 10/31/22                             3:35 AM · 10/31/22                         1:56 AM · 10/31/22                         6:01 PM · 10/30/22

  126 Mentions                                 341 Retweets 45 Quote Tweets 456 Likes         413 Retweets 89 Quote Tweets 2.7K Likes    460 Retweets 112 Quote Tweets 2.7K Likes   1.4K Retweets 25 Quote Tweets 7.6K Likes
Citizen
Policing
Timeline: Notable events (triggers) around “Citizen Policing” and the shifts in volume                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  View Topics

 of conversations on Twitter in the United States
 July 01 - 31 October, 2022

                  Exogenous triggers                                    Endogenous triggers (Twitter only)                      Top Tweets

                         01                 08                  15               22    29      05               12                  19           26    02                09                    16         23                  30                 07                    14                    21                    28               4
                         Jul                Jul                 Jul              Jul   Jul     Aug             Aug                 Aug           Aug   Sep               Sep                  Sep         Sep                 Sep                Oct                   Oct                   Oct                   Oct             Nov
                   12K                        A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      E

                  10K
Twitter Mention

                   8K
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       D

                   6K                                                                                                                                    C

                                                                                              B
                   4K

                   2K

                    0

                                     08-09 July, 2022                                                04 August, 2022                                         02-03 September, 2022                     06 September, 2022                              24-25 October, 2022
                                     Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows                               Tweets blaming Trump and Republicans                    Tweets praising Biden after his Sep 2     Tweets claiming legitimacy concerns             Twitter posts are predominantly about a viral photo
                                     absentee ballot drop boxes outside                              behind rising threats of violence against               famous speech. People wrote “Biden        around Ballot drop boxes and demands            of “armed individuals in tactical gear at Arizona
                                     elections offices                                               election workers                                        nailed it,” “Biden delivers again,” and   for its ban across 50 states. Increased         Ballot Boxes”, considering it an example of “voter
                                                                                                                                                             “Indict Trump now.”                       references to Biden’s Sep 2 “threat to          intimidation and threat to democracy”. Tweets call
                                                                                                                                                                                                       democracy” speech.                              for “stop rigged election by ending mail in ballots”.

                           08-09 July, 2022
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         28-29 October, 2022
                           While breaking the news about Wisconsin Supreme
                           Court decision of barring absentee ballot boxes                                                                                                                                                                               Tweets are predominantly about “US judge in
                           outside election offices, Dinesh D’ Souza, director                                                                               02 September, 2022                                                                          Arizona declines to bar group from monitoring
                                                                                                     03 August, 2022                                                                                                                                     ballot drop boxes”. Also, a Fox News article claims
                           of “2000 Mules”, took a dig at court, saying they                                                                                 Biden delivered “Soul of the Nation”
                           no longer agree that 2020 was the “most secure                            US DOJ details threats against election                 speech, arguing that “democracy is                                                          that “The Justice Department this week outlined
                           election in history.” Other tweeters also reported                        workers and charged five people for                     under assault from election deniers                                                         the steps it will take on Election Day to ensure a fair
                           about the new development.                                                making threats of violence                              and political violence.                                                                     election process, but a government watchdog is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         warning that the plan has a selective enforcement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         against red states.”
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Citizen Policing: Peak A                                                                                                                                                                       View Chart

July 08 - 09, 2022
MAGA Republicans celebrated the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to ban ballot drop boxes.
Most the of top tweets were neutral reporting.
  Hashtag                                        Dinesh D’ Souza                              Chuck Callesto                               #ThePersistence                                Duty to Warn
  #2000mules                                     @DineshDSouza                                @ChuckCallesto                               @ScottPresler                                  @duty2warn

  07/08/22                               The Wisconsin Supreme Court just             BREAKING REPORT: Wisconsin State             I HAVE GREAT NEWS! The Wisconsin               The Wisconsin Supreme Court has
                                         outlawed mail-in ballot dropboxes in         Supreme Court deems ABSENTEE                 Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that absentee          banned ballot drop boxes for…
  3.2K Mentions
                                         future elections. The Court said they        BALLOT DROP BOXES illegal...                 ballot drop boxes may only be placed           no good reason whatsoever.
                                         were also illegal in 2020. Evidently they                                                 in election offices & no one other than        2:17 AM · 07/09/22
                                                                                      8:03 PM · 07/08/22                           the voter can return a ballot in person.
                                         no longer agree that 2020 was “the most
                                         secure election in history.” Dominoes are                                                 In 2020, Wisconsin had more than 500           3K Retweets 169 Quote Tweets 7.9K Likes
                                                                                      4.8K Retweets 255 Quote Tweets 22.4K Likes
                                         starting to fall! #2000Mules                                                              unmanned drop boxes — this won’t
                                                                                                                                   happen again.
                                         10:59 PM · 07/08/22
                                                                                                                                   8:39 PM · 07/08/22
                                         8.4K Retweets 732 Quote Tweets 32.4K Likes
                                                                                                                                   3.5K Retweets 215 Quote Tweets   17.9K Likes

                                         SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN                           Kyle Griffin
                                         Document from Supreme Court of                       @kylegriffin1
  Ballot drop boxes not allowed in                                                                                                                                                Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows
                                         Wiisconsin’s case – 2022AP91                 Breaking: The Wisconsin Supreme                                                             absentee ballot drop boxes
  Wisconsin, state Supreme Court rules
                                                                                      Court just barred the use of most ballot
                                                                                      drop boxes and ruled voters could not
                                                         View the
                                                                                      give their completed absentee ballots to
                                                         Court Document
                                                                                      others to return on their behalf.
                                                                                      7:30 PM · 07/08/22
                                         07/08/22
                                                                                      1.2K Retweets 240 Quote Tweets 1.4K Likes
  10:34 AM · 07/08/22                    1.4K Mentions                                                                                                                            9:32 PM · 07/08/22
                                                                                                                                   07/08/22
  1.5K Mentions                                                                                                                                                                   712 Mentions
                                                                                                                                   1K Mentions
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Citizen Policing: Peak B                                                                                                                                                                       View Chart

August 04, 2022
A report is issued that over 1,000 election workers faced threats in past year. Jon Ossoff criticizes
MAGA rhetoric that sparked these threats.
         Sheldon Whitehouse                            Benny Johnson                                Ossoff’s Office                           Barbara Malmet
         @SenWhitehouse                                @bennyjohnson                                @SenOssoff                                @B52Malmet

 There is a sinister, strategic link between   BAN BALLOT DROP BOXES                        WATCH: Sen. @ossoff slams attempts to     There have been over one thousand
 the Big Lie and threats to our election       BAN VOTE BY MAIL                             downplay threats to election workers.     election workers threatened in the past
 workers. Let’s break it down.                 BAN VOTING MONTHS                                                                      year in America. That is according to
                                                                                            03:05 AM · 08/04/22
                                               9:10 PM · 08/04/22
                                                                                                                                      the DOJ testimony at today’s Senate
 4:19 AM · 08/04/22                                                                         2K Retweets 106 Quote Tweets 6.3K Likes   Judiciary Committee meeting. Violent,
                                               1.4K Retweets 54 Quote Tweets 8.5K Likes                                               ugly, horrible threats. I blame Trump for
 4.2K Retweets 221 Quote Tweets 10.3K Likes
                                                                                                                                      this.
                                                                                                                                      6:14 AM · 08/04/22

                                                                                                                                      753 Retweets 15 Quote Tweets 2.2K Likes

                                                                                                                                                                                         The Tennessee Holler
                                                                                                                                                                                         @TheTNHoller
         Sheldon Whitehouse
         @SenWhitehouse
                                                                                                                                                                                  WATCH: “I AM ASTOUNDED”
 The fraudulent lies led to an explosion               Katie Daviscourt                                                                                                           Senator @ossoff rips Republicans
                                                       @ KatieDaviscourt                                                                      The Washington Post
 of threats against election officials;                                                                                                                                           for minimizing the threats to election
                                                                                                                                              @washingtonpost
 threatened officials quit or left office;     ILLEGAL: Clark County election               Over 1,000 election-worker threats                                                    workers and saying the Department of
 creating vacancies that dark money            workers closed the ballot drop boxes         reported in past year, official says      The Justice Department reviewed             Justice shouldn’t be spending time on it.
 groups are training to fill.                  30 mins prior to closing. All citizens of                                              more than 1,000 hostile threats against     #ProtectDemocracy
                                               Washington state are granted by law to                                                 election workers over the past year,
                                               drop their ballots by 8 pm on the dot! WA-                                             leading to federal charges in five cases
                                               03 primary election is considered the                                                  and one conviction, Assistant Attorney
                                               most competitive in the state. Demand a                                                General Kenneth A. Polite told the Senate
                                               revote!                                                                                Judiciary Committee.
 4:34 AM · 08/04/22                            12:28 AM · 08/04/22                          5:53 PM · 08/04/22                        05:25 AM · 08/04/22                         7:27 PM · 08/04/22

 894 Retweets 41 Quote Tweets 2.1K Likes       914 Retweets 67 Quote Tweets 1.6K Likes      87 Mentions                               124 Retweets 8 Quote Tweets 233 Likes       149 Retweets 4 Quote Tweets 341 Likes
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Citizen Policing: Peak C                                                                                                                                                                     View Chart

September 03, 2022
Tweets praise Biden after his “Soul of the Nation” address. MAGA accounts refer to the President
as #pedohitler. Other Twitter users criticize the false pedophile accusations.

         Occupy Democrats                              Occupy Democrats                            Dreamweasel
                                                                                                   Occupy Democrats                               Kyle Becker                     Far-right website could cause ‘national
         @OccupyDemocrats                              @OccupyDemocrats                            @OccupyDemocrats
                                                                                                   @Dreamweasel                                   @kylenabecker
                                                                                                                                                                                  security threat’ in 2024 election as
 BREAKING: Joe Biden expertly                  If you think that Biden just nailed it      GOP:
                                                                                           If you think
                                                                                                  LOCK  that
                                                                                                          HERBiden
                                                                                                               UP! just
                                                                                                                   BUILDnailed
                                                                                                                            THEit WALL!   So, another rigged election             harassment campaigns escalate
 swats down Fox News reporter Peter            responding to Fox News’ Peter Doocy’s       responding
                                                                                           STOP    THE STEAL!
                                                                                                         to Fox News’
                                                                                                                 RIGGEDPeterELECTION!
                                                                                                                             Doocy’s
 Doocy’s question if he considers Trump        question if he considers Trump supporters   question
                                                                                           LET’S   GOif BRANDON!
                                                                                                        he considersRIOTING
                                                                                                                      Trump supporters
                                                                                                                                AND
                                                                                                                                          05:10 AM · 09/03/22
 supporters a “threat to the country,”         a “threat to the country,” saying “anyone   a “threat to the
                                                                                           LOOTING!     GROOMERS
                                                                                                            country,” saying
                                                                                                                        GROOMERS
                                                                                                                              “anyone
 says “anyone who calls for violence” or       who calls for violence” or refuses to       who calls for violence” or refuses to
                                                                                           GROOMERS!                                      212 Retweets 4 Quote Tweets 585 Likes
 refuses to “acknowledge an election” is a     “acknowledge an election” is a “threat to   “acknowledge an election” is a “threat to
 “threat to democracy.” RT IF YOU THINK        democracy, retweet and follow us!           democracy,
                                                                                           BIDEN:   MAGA retweet
                                                                                                            supporters
                                                                                                                 and follow
                                                                                                                         are us!
 BIDEN NAILED IT!                                                                          authoritarian extremists and their words
                                                                                           could lead to violence
 12:29 AM · 09/03/22                           12:38 AM · 09/03/22

 14.5K Retweets 247 Quote Tweets 43.3K Likes   570 Retweets 6 Quote Tweets 1.5K Likes      GOP: Well, that’s just divisive                                                        09/02/22

                                                                                                                                                                                  77 Mentions
                                                                                           12:38PM
                                                                                           4:48  AM· 09/02/22
                                                                                                     · 3/9/22

                                                                                           570 Retweets 6
                                                                                           543          35Quote  Tweets 1.5K
                                                                                                           QuoteTweets    2K Likes
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Citizen Policing: Peak D                                                                                                                                                                                View Chart

October 24 - 25, 2022
Tweets express concern over armed vigilantes “monitoring” ballot drop boxes.
         Elëa                                         Jo                                       Armed Vigilantes Are ‘Monitoring’ Ballot           Ron Filipkowski                                 Gunther Eagleman™
         @Elea123456                                  @JoJoFromJerz                                                                               @RonFilipkowski                                 @GuntherEagleman
                                                                                               Drop Boxes in Arizona Now
 Welcome to Mesa, AZ where gun                PSA: If you find yourself sitting in a parking                                              The same people who were at J6, then            Stop rigged elections by ending mail in
 toting people videotape voters’ faces        lot armed, masked and dressed in tactical                                                   moved to target School Board meetings           ballots and issuing voter ID’s.
 and license plates at ballot drop boxes      gear like some G.I. Jackoff incel because                                                   in summer of 2021, are now carrying
 while they cover their faces and license     you want to “monitor” ballot drop boxes,                                                    weapons at ballot drop boxes.
                                                                                                                                                                                          5:34 AM · 10/24/22
 plates. This man was there on Friday and     congratulations, you’re an idiot, an asshole
 Saturday night.                              and you’re in a fucking cult.                                                               You can’t look at these in a vacuum. It’s all   1.1K Retweets 21 Quote Tweets 3.4K Likes
                                                                                                                                          planned, coordinated, and organized by
                                              7:17 PM · 10/24/22
                                                                                                                                          the same people over and over.
                                              6.6K Retweets 292 Quote Tweets 40.8K Likes
                                                                                               8:32 PM · 10/24/22                         8:19 PM · 10/24/22

                                                                                               996 Mentions                               3.4K Retweets 112 Quote Tweets 9.3K Likes

                                                      Noah Bookbinder
                                                      @NoahBookbinder
 8:29 PM · 10/23/22
                                              The presence of armed vigilantes at              Armed Individuals In Tactical Gear Are
 6.2K Retweets 880 Quote Tweets 13.9K Likes                                                                                                       Marc E. Elias
                                              ballot drop boxes is inconceivable in            Showing Up At Arizona Ballot Boxes                 @marceelias
                                              modern America, except it’s happening
                                              now in Arizona. It’s hard to imagine a                                                      NEW: Pennsylvania appeals court issues
                                              more literal example of voter intimidation-                                                 opinion rejecting GOP attack on drop boxes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Ron Filipkowski
                                              -or of a threat to democracy.                                                               Per court: “The use of ballot drop-boxes is
                                                                                                                                                                                                  @RonFilipkowski
                                                                                                                                          permitted under the Election Code.”
                                                                                                                                                                                          MAGA candidate running to be in charge
                                                                                                                                                                                          of overseeing elections in AZ advocates
                                                                                                                                                                                          for people stalking ballot drop boxes.

                                              04:30 PM · 10/25/22                              12:59 PM · 10/24/22                        9:14 PM · 10/24/22                              5:52 AM · 10/24/22

                                              1.1K Retweets 88 Quote Tweets 2.3K Likes         291 Mentions                               647 Retweets 14 Quote Tweets 2.1K Likes         411 Retweets 39 Quote Tweets 1.2K Likes
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Citizen Policing: Peak E                                                                                                                                                                              View Chart

October 28 - 29, 2022
US judge in Arizona declines barring group from “monitoring” ballot drop boxes.
Most tweets are neutral reporting, or express concern.
 Picture of armed individuals In Tactical               Dash Dobrofsky                                 Kyle Griffin                                 Breaking911                                  Chuck Callesto
                                                        @DashDobrofsky                                 @kylegriffin1                                @Breaking911                                 @ChuckCallesto
 Gear Showing Up At Arizona Ballot Boxes
                                                New: A US judge in Arizona declines to         Election deniers win in court:               BREAKING: US judge in Arizona                BREAKING REPORT: Federal Judge
                                                bar group from monitoring ballot drop                                                       declines to bar group from monitoring        REJECTS BID to Block Citizens from
                                                boxes, saying it would violate constitution.   PHOENIX (AP) — US judge in Arizona           ballot drop boxes, saying it would violate   Monitoring Ballot Drop Boxes in Arizona...
                                                In other words, armed civilians can legally    declines to bar group from monitoring        constitution - AP
                                                intimidate voters in the key swing state of    ballot drop boxes, saying it would violate
                                                                                                                                                                                         5:36 PM · 10/29/22
                                                Arizona -- as long as they are standing 75     constitution.
                                                                                                                                            1:54 AM · 10/29/22
                                                feet from the ballot box.                                                                                                                2.7K Retweets 94 Quote Tweets 11.4K Likes

                                                                                                                                            2.3K Retweets 179 Quote Tweets 10.2K Likes
                                                                                               2:05 AM · 10/29/22
 10/29/22                                       3:05 AM · 10/29/22
                                                                                               2.2K Retweets 436 Quote Tweets 5.9K Likes
 5681 Mentions                                  2.6K Retweets 190 Quote Tweets 5.3K Likes

         Election Wizard                                Brian J. Karem                         DOJ’s election plan raises threat of                 Frank Figliuzzi                              jack healy
         @ElectionWiz                                   @BrianKarem                                                                                 @FrankFigliuzzi1                             @jackhealyNYT
                                                                                               ‘selective enforcement’ against red
 BREAKING: A federal judge Friday               This midterm election threatens to             states, watchdog warns                       New: @DHSgov and @fbi issue warning          An Oath Keeper-affiliated group staking
 refused to bar a group from monitoring         redefine democracy — or eliminate it                                                        of violence related to mid-terms:            out ballot drop boxes in Arizona got sued,
 outdoor ballot drop boxes in Arizona’s         entirely. I want to see President Biden                                                     Government warns of “heightened              and now says it’s retreating
 Maricopa County, where watchers have           call a press conference and take the                                                        threat” to 2022 elections
 shown up armed, saying to do so could          gloves off. We are running out of time.
                                                                                                                                            3:51 AM · 10/29/22
 violate the monitors’ constitutional rights.
                                                                                                                                            847 Retweets 62 Quote Tweets 1.4K Likes
                                                1:24 AM · 10/28/22

 5:22 AM · 10/29/22
                                                1.6K Retweets 108 Quote Tweets 6.9K Likes
                                                                                                                                                                                         8:56 PM · 10/27/22
 1.7K Retweets 86 Quote Tweets 6.6K Likes                                                      6:00 AM · 10/28/22
                                                                                                                                                                                         2.2K Retweets 248 Quote Tweets 7.5K Likes
                                                                                               409 Mentions
Allegations of Grooming
and Pedophilia
Timeline: Notable events (triggers) around “Allegations of Grooming and Pedophilia”                                                                                                                                                                                 View Topics

 and the shifts in volume of conversations on Twitter in the United States
 July 01 - 31 October, 2022

                  Exogenous triggers           Endogenous triggers (Twitter only)                                            Top Tweets

                         01    08        15         22                 29                 05                  12                    19    26                  02                09        16   23    30          07                  14                  21    28               4
                         Jul   Jul       Jul        Jul                Jul                Aug                Aug                   Aug    Aug                 Sep               Sep      Sep   Sep   Sep         Oct                 Oct                 Oct   Oct             Nov
                  50K
                                                                                                     B
                  45K

                  40K                                                                                                                                         C
Twitter Mention

                  35K
                                     A
                  30K

                  25K

                  20K

                   15K

                  10K

                   5K

                    0

                                                     08 August, 2022                                                                       02 September, 2022                                              27-28 October, 2022
                                                     FBI raided former president Donald                                                    Biden delivered a “Soul of the Nation”                          Elon Musk closed the deal and took control
                                                     Trump’s Florida house, Mar-a-lago.                                                    speech wherein he called “Democracy is                          over Twitter. Paul Pelosi, husband of House
                                                                                                                                           under assault from election deniers and                         Speaker Nancy Pelosi, attacked with a
                                                                                                                                           political violence”                                             hammer in California. here are allegations
                                                                                                                                                                                                           that David DePape and his ex-partner
                                                                                                                                                                                                           abused children.

                                                                              09 August, 2022
                                                                              After the Aug 8th FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, people
                                                                                                                                         02 September, 2022
                                                                              on Twitter criticized and questioned FBI for no
                                                                                                                                         After Biden’s speech, mentions of hashtag                         28 October, 2022
                                                                              action on pedophiles associated with convicted sex
                                                                              offenders, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.          #pedohitler and #pedopeter and #maga spiked.                      Majority of tweets talked about ‘Groomers’
                                                                              Tweets also claimed the hardships of teaching in           Tweets in support of Biden and democrats and                      and ‘Pedophiles’. Tweeters also took
                                                                              schools as people label teachers teaching CRT as           calling out people for linking pedophile with                     cognizance of Elon Musk’s taking over
                                                                              “groomers”, “racists”, etc.                                Biden spiked after Biden’s speech.                                while writing about the above topics.
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Allegations of Grooming and Pedophilia: Peak A                                                                                                                                                       View Chart

August 09, 2022
Following the raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, users lament that “pedophiles associated with
Jeffrey Epstein” have not yet been raided by the FBI, while Trump had.
         Liz Wheeler                                   An Open Secret                               Kari Lake                                     Tim Young                                     MJ
         @Liz_Wheeler                                  @AnOpenSecret                                @KariLake                                     @TimRunsHisMouth                              @morganisawizard

 People who HAVEN’T been                        The FBI has not raided any pedophiles       Is now a good time to remind everyone         Can’t help but notice that not a single       while the fbi raids mar-a-lago i’d like to
 raided by the FBI:                             associated with Jeffrey Epstein &           that Jeffrey Epstein’s little black book of   pedophile associated with Jeffrey             take this time to remind everyone not one
 - Pedophiles associated                        Ghislaine Maxwell                           Elite Pedophiles has been buried and          Epstein’s sex trafficking ring has been       pedophile connected to jeffrey epstein
   with Jeffrey Epstein                                                                     brushed away?                                 raided by the FBI.                            has been imprisoned
 - Hillary Clinton
 - Hunter Biden                                 6:46 AM · 08/09/22                                                                        8:12 AM · 08/09/22                            4:57 AM · 08/09/22
                                                                                            8:10 AM · 08/09/22
 - Swalwell for sleeping with a Chinese spy     13K Retweets 547 Quote Tweets 47.7K Likes                                                                                               9.4K Retweets 287 Quote Tweets 44.2K Likes
                                                                                            10.4K Retweets 300 Quote Tweets 40.1K Likes   12K Retweets 414 Quote Tweets 52.9K Likes

 5:39 AM · 08/09/22

 28.3K Retweets 1267 Quote Tweets 88.2K Likes

         Dash Dobrofsky                                Mackenzie                            showing a man criticizing the FBI raid on             Sari Beth Rosenberg                           Ian Miles Cheong
         @DashDobrofsky                                @MackenzieARohde                     Trumps Florida house – Mar-a-lago                     @saribethrose                                 @stillgray

 Trump supporters are now demanding             When is the FBI going to raid the homes                                                   Imagine being surprised that there’s a        Don’t call it a “raid.”
 that the “pedophiles” who were connected       of Jeffrey Epstein’s elitist pedophile                                                    teacher shortage after watching the           Don’t call them “groomers.”
 to Jeffrey Epstein should be getting their     friends?                                                                                  news headlines all year? I’ve been a          Don’t call it a “recession.”
 homes raided by the FBI instead of Trump.                                                                                                teacher for 20 years & in the past year       Don’t call it “inflation.”
 Trump was accused of raping a 13 year old                                                                                                alone I’ve been told I’m lazy, “a groomer,”   Don’t call them “illegal immigrants.”
 with Jeffrey Epstein. He also let Epstein      6:03 AM · 08/09/22                                                                        “racist” for “teaching CRT,” & I’ve endured   Don’t call pregnant women “expectant
 recruit 13 yr-olds at Mar-a-Lago:                                                          974 Mentions                                  every antisemitic attack/trope possible.      mothers.”
                                                5K Retweets 384 Quote Tweets 21.2K Likes
                                                                                                                                                                                        Don’t call fetuses “human.”
 5:51 AM · 08/09/22                                                                                                                       8:23 PM · 08/09/22                            10:58 PM · 08/09/22
 5.5K Retweets 252 Quote Tweets 21.7K Likes                                                                                               5.7K Retweets 259 Quote Tweets 27.1K Likes    4.5K Retweets 147 Quote Tweets 15.2K Likes
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Allegations of Grooming and Pedophilia: Peak B                                                                                                                                                 View Chart

September 02, 2022
Following Biden’s “Soul of the Nation” speech, where the President argued that MAGA Republicans pose
a threat to democracy, the hashtags #maga #pedohitler and #pedopeter all trended, with unfounded
allegations claiming Biden is a pedophile. This was drowned out by a response critical of this toxic speech.
          Rick Wilson                                  Mr T                                         Bert & Ernie                                Lou Welch                                 FactsLivesMatter
          @TheRickWilson                               @MisterChipT                                 @bert__n__ernie                             @Lou_J_Welch                              @Facts0601

  “Biden risks backlash” from people           A Homosexual a Pedophile and a               MAGA GOP can scream “let’s go                MAGA Republicans: “Demoncrats are        So MAGA gets to call Biden a rapist, a
  who routinely call him a communist           Hooker walk into a bar.                      Brandon!”                                    gay communist pedophile groomers         pedo, a dictator, a communist, a socialist,
  groomer pedophile hitler is, to be sure,                                                  MAGA GOP can call teachers “groomers.”       and any election they win is only        and a doddering old man but when he
  an unsurprising development.                                                              MAGA GOP can storm the Capitol.              because of cheating.”                    calls them for what they are, fascists,
                                                                                            MAGA GOP can punish businesses for           Biden: “MAGA Republicans are a danger    there’s a problem?
                                                                                            speech they disagree with.                   to American democracy.”
  10:29 AM · 09/02/22                                                                       But, my god, MAGA GOP are offended           MAGA Republicans:                        5:33 AM · 09/02/22

  3.6K Retweets 121 Quote Tweets 30.1K Likes
                                                                                            when told they are harming the country.                                               4.8K Retweets 207 Quote Tweets 18.2K Likes
                                                                                            Who are the snowflakes now?
                                                                                            8:08 AM · 09/02/22

                                                                                            2.8K Retweets 142 Quote Tweets 12.1K Likes

                                               3:51 PM · 09/01/22                                                                        8:46 AM · 09/02/22

                                               6.5K Retweets 501 Quote Tweets 21.5K Likes                                                1.3K Retweets 70 Quote Tweets 6K Likes
          Jo
          @JoJoFromJerz

  They call us woke, Marxists, socialists,                                                  TIFFANY HADDISH,
  communists, barista slackers,                                                             ARIES SPEARS SUED
  snowflakes, libtards and groomers.                                                        ALLEGEDLY GROOMED,
  But they’re upset that we call them                                                       MOLESTED CHILD ...
  MAGA Republicans?                            Mentions of the hashtag                                                                   Mentions of the hashtag                  Mentions of the hashtag
                                                                                            Haddish Lawyer Fires Back,
  Well, that’s too fucking bad.                #maga                                                                                     #pedohitler                              #pedopeter
                                                                                            Calls It A ‘Shakedown’

  7:26 PM · 09/02/22                           09/02/22                                     3:05 PM · 09/01/22                           09/02/22                                 09/02/22

  1.6K Retweets 68 Quote Tweets 10.7K Likes    2321 Mentions                                1181 Mentions                                1802 Mentions                            736 Mentions
Top 10 Twitter Posts: Allegations of Grooming and Pedophilia: Peak C                                                                                                                                                      View Chart

October 28, 2022
After Musk took over Twitter and tweeted out a homophobic conspiracy theory, the conversation deteriorated
quickly, with users clearly stating they were “testing the new Twitter out” and pushing boundaries by writing
“GROOMER” over and over, espousing anti-LGBTQ views, and calling Biden a pedophile.
         Robby Starbuck                                Dr. Sydney Watson                            Libs of TikTok                               Merissa Hansen                               Charlie Kirk
         @robbystarbuck                                @SydneyLWatson                               @libsoftiktok                                @MerissaHansen17                             @charliekirk11

 Just testing the new Twitter out: People      Can we now openly call out                   GROOMER          GROOMER       GROOMER       Joe Biden is a pedophile.                    Groomers should be arrested
 who want porn in school libraries are         pedophilia or?                               GROOMER          GROOMER                                                                  The virus came from a lab
 groomers. Pedophiles should face the                                                       GROOMER          GROOMER                                                                  Fauci is a crook
 death penalty in court. Men are born                                                       GROOMER          GROOMER                                                                  Climate change is a power grab scam
                                               7:31 AM · 10/28/22                                                                        8:50 AM · 10/28/22
 with a penis and Women are born with                                                       GROOMER          GROOMER                                                                  White privilege isn’t real
 vaginas. Only narcissists demand their        5.1K Retweets 319 Quote Tweets 56.7K Likes   GROOMER          GROOMER                     8.9K Retweets 503 Quote Tweets 44.3K Likes   There are only 2 genders The vaccine has
 own pronouns. There was fraud in 2020.                                                                                                                                               killed people Abortion is murder
                                                                                            8:28 AM · 10/28/22
 8:35 AM · 10/28/22                                                                                                                                                                   6:18 AM · 10/28/22
                                                                                            5.4K Retweets 207 Quote Tweets 43.9K Likes
 16.8K Retweets 801 Quote Tweets 76.3K Likes                                                                                                                                          8.6K Retweets 433 Quote Tweets 36.1K Likes

          will                                         Hodgetwins                                   Michelle #FJB                                Kyle Becker                                  Matthew Gertz
          @dtewill                                     @hodgetwins                                  @Notmyfault99                                @kylenabecker                                @MattGertz

  Niggas will listen to sexual music from a    Anybody remember the John Podesta            There is NO such thing as a “family          If you badly feel the need to talk to        Blog of the suspect in the Paul Pelosi
  known pedophile and drool over serial        emails that Wikileaks released? The          friendly drag show”...they’re trying to      kindergartners about your sex life and       assault reads like a standard case of
  killer documentaries but Kanye’s words is    emails that showed elites in and around      normalize pedophilia. THE END!               persuade them they were born the             right-wing online radicalization. QAnon,
  where you draw the line. Whatever bruh.      the Clinton Campaign using strangely                                                      wrong gender, hate to break the news to      Great Reset, Pizzagate, Gamergate are all
                                               coded pedophilic words and phrases?                                                       you - you are a *GROOMER*                    there, along with MRA/misogyny, hatred
                                                                                            10:22 AM · 10/27/22
                                                                                                                                                                                      of Blacks/Jews/trans people/”groomers,”
  5:03 PM · 10/28/22                                                                                                                                                                  and anti-vax conspiracy theories.
                                                                                            2.6K Retweets 112 Quote Tweets 6.5K Likes
                                               8:02 AM · 10/28/22                                                                        7:44 AM · 10/28/22
  3.5K Retweets 418 Quote Tweets 17.9K Likes                                                                                                                                          11:58 PM · 10/28/22
                                               1.6K Retweets 62 Quote Tweets 8.3K Likes                                                  1.3K Retweets 30 Quote Tweets 5.6K Likes
                                                                                                                                                                                      1.9K Retweets 285 Quote Tweets 5.1K Likes
You can also read