Meet @JeffFrankMAGA, a newly-minted #MAGA retweet bot and the apparent owner of a 2000 inch TV. #HowDoYouEvenFitThatContraptionIntoYourResidenceAnyway
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Unlike many bots, @JeffFrankMAGA has a daily break in its schedule that could be mistaken for sleep. The use of a custom app ("Franks 2000 Inch TV") indicates the account is likely automated, however, and there's one more thing. . .
Nearly all of @JeffFrankMAGA's tweets were sent within the first three seconds of whatever minute they were sent in. The automation software likely tweets at the beginning of the minute, with a 0-3 second delay as a result of varying network latency.
How does @JeffFrankMAGA decide what to retweet? It appears to simply retweet random tweets from the timelines of accounts it follows. As a result, it mostly retweets random #MAGA accounts, with @ggreenwald as an interesting outlier.
What sort of content does @JeffFrankMAGA amplify with its automated retweets? YouTube videos, right-wing news sites, various right-wing and coronavirus-related hashtags, and a lot of stuff about Trump.
Update: @JeffFrankMAGA has changed its app name from "Franks 2000 Inch TV" to the equally descriptive "Go Cry Liberal Snowflake". #HopefullyFrankGotAGoodPriceForTheTVOnCraigslistOrSomethingBecause2000InchesIsDuckingHuge
Update the second: Our empirical test of @JeffFrankMAGA's retweet behavior appears to have succeeded.
