How lawmakers’ social media activity changed in the days after the U.S. Capitol riot

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Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the Jan. 6 rioting at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of lawmakers’ Facebook and Twitter posts in the days after the breach.


Published

Jan. 15, 2021

Citation

Kessel & Shah, 2021


Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the Jan. 6 rioting at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of lawmakers’ Facebook and Twitter posts in the days after the breach.

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    Kessel & Shah, "Sono Shah: How lawmakers’ social media activity changed in the days after the U.S. Capitol riot", Fact Tank | Pew Research Center, 2021

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    @article{kessel2021how,
      author = {Kessel, Patrick Van and Shah, Sono},
      title = {Sono Shah: How lawmakers’ social media activity changed in the days after the U.S. Capitol riot},
      journal = {Fact Tank | Pew Research Center},
      year = {2021},
      note = {https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/01/15/how-lawmakers-social-media-activity-changed-in-the-days-after-the-u-s-capitol-riot/}
    }