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Rumors of Chris Pratt's being a 'MAGA Bro' show how Twitter's trending function can go haywire

  • Written by Aaron Duncan, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rumors of Chris Pratt's being a 'MAGA Bro' show how Twitter's trending function can go haywireWithout uttering a word, actor Chris Pratt found himself at the center of a Twitter firestorm.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images

When actor Chris Pratt found himself trending on Twitter on Oct. 17, it wasn’t because of his new film or the birth of his first child.

Instead, Twitter users were clamoring for Pratt to be canceled beca...

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