One year ago, we launched Botcheck.me, a chrome extension to help you identify automated bot behavior on Twitter. In the last year, as a community we’ve classified over a million accounts! Today, we’re excited to announce a new update: Botcheck 2.0! We’ve redesigned Botcheck to work seamlessly with the native…

How does Factcheck.me work? We use the Twitter Streaming API to collect a simple random sample of tweets that match the topic we have been requested to track. We collect the images, and URLs from these tweets and include them in our dashboard. …

For the last year, we have been monitoring influence campaigns on social media. We, at RoBhat Labs, believe that we have a duty to share data when it is in the public interest and will do so as it comes to our attention. Democratic candidate Claire McCaskill is running for…

For the last year, we have been monitoring influence campaigns on social media. We believe that we have a duty to share data when it is in the public interest and will do so as it comes to our attention. Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke is running against incumbent U.S. …

For the last year, we have been monitoring influence campaigns on social media. We believe that we have a duty to share data when it is in the public interest and will do so as it comes to our attention. Incumbent Republican candidate Ted Cruz is running against Democratic candidate…

For the last year, we have been monitoring influence campaigns on social media. We believe that we have a duty to share data when it is in the public interest and will do so as it comes to our attention. With an open seat for Governor at play, significant national…

Methodology What is a Propaganda Bot? What are Bots in General? Bots on Twitter are semi-automated or automated programs that use the normal functions of Twitter, such as tweeting, re-tweeting, and posting content. Unlike other social media websites such as LinkedIn, Twitter allows the use of bots on their platform. For example, there is a bot on Twitter that tweeted…

Background Wait, what are Political Propaganda Bots in the first place? Political propaganda bots are semi-automated or automated accounts on Twitter who identify themselves as real humans and endorse politically polarizing content. They often retweet other content instead of tweeting their own content. We have seen cases where these accounts are…