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We decided to compare accounts based on their perspective on the #QAnon conspiracy theory. We tried a few different techniques for classifying accounts - the one that worked best involved analysis of all tweets containing the phrase "Qanon is" from the last five days.
We used the retweet network(s) for the "QAnon is" tweets to classify the accounts. The graph separates cleanly into three sections: #QAnon true believers, #Resistance skeptics, and #MAGA skeptics. We manually inspected the most prolific accounts to verify the classification.
The true believers have, compared to the other 2 groups: (1) a higher frequency of accounts with default profile pics, and (2) a more even follower/following ratio, suggesting followback accounts.
We downloaded the most recent 1000 tweets from each account in the 5-day sample and examined their hashtag usage. The hashtags used by the true believers were certainly more QAnon-centric relative to the two groups of skeptics (11 of top 20 hashtags were #QAnon related).
The preceding table showed that the themes/overall volume of use of hashtags varied widely between the 3 groups. The following table shows average frequency of use of the top 20 hashtags based on the number of accounts in each sample. #FollowTheWhiteRabbit down the hashtag hole.
Much appreciation to @ZellaQuixote for various assistance with the design and execution of this experiment.
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