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A High Number Of Pro-Trump Tweets During Debates Come From Bots Says New Study
Posted by: Red State * ()
Date: October 19, 2016 07:33AM

The world of Twitter is awash in all sorts of characters, but not all of them are real. Everyone from companies, to politicians, to trolls, to porn advertisers use bots for one purpose or another. If you've been on Twitter for any amount of time, chances are you've run into a few.

According to a study done by Oxford University, bots made a pretty large appearance during the night of the Trump vs. Hillary debate, with the majority of them being pro-Trump accounts.

From the BBC:
http://www.redstate.com/brandon_morse/2016/10/18/high-number-pro-trump-tweets-debates-come-bots-says-new-study/

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Re: A High Number Of Pro-Trump Tweets During Debates Come From Bots Says New Study
Posted by: alskdfj ()
Date: October 19, 2016 10:31AM

^^^^Compliant Citizen/Useful Idiot....take your pick

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Re: A High Number Of Pro-Trump Tweets During Debates Come From Bots Says New Study
Posted by: v3p69 ()
Date: October 20, 2016 06:41PM

I queued mine up before the debate so I could drink beer and watch the debate.

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Re: A High Number Of Pro-Trump Tweets During Debates Come From Bots Says New Study
Posted by: A "study" of tweets? ()
Date: October 20, 2016 06:55PM

Sure. And i won't come in your mouth...

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