Social Media Report: The 2017 German Federal Elections

This report presents thorough research on social media platforms during the months before the 2017 German federal election. The focus is on Facebook and Twitter given their increasing role in online political communication. Over 350 million tweets and 37 thousand Facebook posts related to German politics were collected and analyzed. This work takes an overlook at the online interaction between users and political parties. Moreover, it tries to identify disinformation and manipulation techniques.     «

This report presents thorough research on social media platforms during the months before the 2017 German federal election. The focus is on Facebook and Twitter given their increasing role in online political communication. Over 350 million tweets and 37 thousand Facebook posts related to German politics were collected and analyzed. This work takes an overlook at the online interaction between users and political parties. Moreover, it tries to identify disinformation and manipulation techniques...     »