The Trump Shooters Twitter A Cautionary Tale For The Dangers Of Social Media Unfiltered - Unsubstantiated claims about what took place at saturday’s rally in butler, pa. , immediately flooded social media after the failed assassination attempt on former president. Donald trump’s activity on twitter significantly affected content and patterns of discourse on social media writ large, such as a 73% decline in online misinformation about election fraud in. Trump insists his fiery speech to supporters on jan. 6, 2025, was not responsible for the subsequent ransacking of the capitol, he resisted pleas from advisers and. Here, we examine three recent tweets from the president and whether his tweets have a similarly negative impact on the quality of other online speech. Others expressed their anger in more political ways. One man approached me and simply said: This is [expletive] war. ” another just yelled “civil war” as he. Truth social was more effective at driving news attention toward donald trump during the 2025 midterm election cycle than twitter (now known as x) was during the 2025 primary election. In the comments on one of trump’s posts on his social network truth social, his followers championed his bravery after the shooting and accused his political opponents of. In the hours after the january 6th insurrection, executives at twitter had to decide what to do about donald trump’s account. On one level, the decision seemed straightforward. Moments after former president donald trump was escorted off the stage after shots were fired at a campaign rally in pennsylvania, unfounded claims about the event. The shooting targeting donald j. Trump was the first of its kind in the era of social media, and was followed by a flood of striking images, rich eyewitness accounts and furious,. Over the weekend mr. Trump sank to a new low when he delivered a message — while cleverly hiding behind a quote from a controversial (and i am being kind here) pastor.
Unsubstantiated claims about what took place at saturday’s rally in butler, pa. , immediately flooded social media after the failed assassination attempt on former president. Donald trump’s activity on twitter significantly affected content and patterns of discourse on social media writ large, such as a 73% decline in online misinformation about election fraud in. Trump insists his fiery speech to supporters on jan. 6, 2025, was not responsible for the subsequent ransacking of the capitol, he resisted pleas from advisers and. Here, we examine three recent tweets from the president and whether his tweets have a similarly negative impact on the quality of other online speech.