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On Twitter, bots spread conspiracy theories and QAnon talking points

  • Written by Emilio Ferrara, Associate Professor of Computer Science; USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Associate Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
On Twitter, bots spread conspiracy theories and QAnon talking pointsAre you being deceived by a robot?Alina Kvaratskhelia/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Americans who seek political insight and information on Twitter should know how much of what they are seeing is the result of automated propaganda campaigns.

Nearly four years after my collaborators and I revealed how automated Twitter accounts were distorting online...

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