Influence tweets

These are the so-called "troll" tweets that were from those Twitter claims were trying to influence recent elections. The raw data is available here.

Post type can be one of QUOTE_TWEET, RETWEET, or an empty value.

retweet can be 0 or 1.

regions include "Iran, Islamic Republic of", "Russian Federation", "Unknown", an empty value, and standard English country names.

languages include "Farsi (Persian)", "Simplified Chinese", "Traditional Chinese", "Tagalog (Filipino)", "LANGUAGE UNDEFINED", and standard English language names.

Author Content Retweet Language Region Post type Followers Followingval Updates
VA_BLACKNEWS The Professor Suspended for Saying Muslims and Christians Worship One God https://t.co/0rmkSGMN29 #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/D3czO9AxJN 0 English United States 197 933 80
VA_BLACKNEWS UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution aimed at targeting financing of so-called Islamic State https://t.co/SjqLYkSdFs 1 English United States RETWEET 196 933 81
VA_BLACKNEWS Shame! https://t.co/vLg9UsLiXH 1 English United States QUOTE_TWEET 196 933 81
VA_BLACKNEWS Richmond football: Spiders excited to face defending champs https://t.co/iMvd6ZBs3Q 0 English United States 201 933 87
VA_BLACKNEWS A Disturbing Number Of Voters Support Bombing Aladdin’s (Fictional) Hometown https://t.co/bzFvcHNgPJ Stop the fools!!! #foolcontrol 0 English United States 201 933 88
VA_BLACKNEWS Sophisticated Trump https://t.co/BS8JAZR214 @POTUS @SenSanders 0 English United States 201 934 89
VA_BLACKNEWS A Trial Date Has Been Set In Sandra Bland's Wrongful-Death Suit https://t.co/azHtgUFCsR 0 English United States 229 1730 90
VA_BLACKNEWS Breaking - Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe proposes $109 billion budget, largest in VA history #vagov #rva https://t.co/O5EUaJeN2U 1 English United States RETWEET 196 933 82
VA_BLACKNEWS Virginia county board shuts down schools over Arabic lesson https://t.co/kdylfPpQyc https://t.co/BaSwYbpxjO 0 English United States 196 933 83
VA_BLACKNEWS Beautiful city of Richmond #Richmond #VA #Virginia https://t.co/3SgDAi9kFY 0 English United States 196 934 85
VA_BLACKNEWS Did Virginia police mislead investigators about deadly hospital tasing? https://t.co/PmSLIMSwpa #VA #Virginia 0 English United States 196 934 86
VA_BLACKNEWS They deserve life in peace #HumanRightsDefenders https://t.co/2kn8LK3I0z 0 English United States 255 1722 91
VA_BLACKNEWS Black Lives Matter to protest, unless Jamar Clark demands are met https://t.co/RQGnhRuY24 #Justice4Jamar #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitter 0 English United States 294 1699 93
VA_BLACKNEWS '@LifeforceVibes @BernieSanders @ninaturner #shirt for #BernieSanders' 0 English United States 296 1265 94
VA_BLACKNEWS Stop police brutality! Why Westerners die at the hands of cops https://t.co/xjoex9b9AS #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/Jsvrz32cqx 0 English United States 296 800 95
VA_BLACKNEWS We'll need to replace GOPe for that to happen. https://t.co/iE5MxJFZl8 1 English United States RETWEET 296 800 96
VA_BLACKNEWS '@HuffPostPol Definitely yes! #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitter #AllLivesMatter' 0 English United States 296 800 97
VA_BLACKNEWS https://t.co/v4xAwkrUsu 1 English United States QUOTE_TWEET 296 800 98
VA_BLACKNEWS Police Shootings Of Black Males: A Public Health Problem https://t.co/rJDLZxBGf7 #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/H8w2DGilbs 0 English United States 296 800 99
VA_BLACKNEWS https://t.co/LFAkbQbpyp 1 English United States QUOTE_TWEET 269 1715 92
VA_BLACKNEWS 60 years ago today, #RosaParks wouldn’t give up her bus seat https://t.co/ON1RZZQYtg #VA_blacknews https://t.co/tl1mqfJCSR 0 English United States 128 1402 22
VA_BLACKNEWS 10 minutes to go! Join us for gender analysis of the #DemDebate at #GenderWatch2016! @ChristineJahnke https://t.co/72AISpNxXg 1 English United States RETWEET 299 1200 100
VA_BLACKNEWS The state of the Democratic primary minutes away from tonight's #DemDebate: https://t.co/SFRdhVUQZi https://t.co/bIDy0BZff0 1 English United States RETWEET 299 1200 101
VA_BLACKNEWS Ben Carson is the black Trump..? #AllLivesMatter #stopracism #VA #Richmond #Virginia https://t.co/TThQYnaiHM 0 English United States 300 1200 102
VA_BLACKNEWS Real gentlemen always apologize! @SenSanders @HillaryClinton #DemDebate For @realDonaldTrump to learn 0 English United States 303 1200 103
VA_BLACKNEWS TRAGEDY! Five Richmond shootings in 24 hours leave three dead,including 12-year-old girl https://t.co/l9aV2A1WCE #VA https://t.co/4hLWN48lYK 0 English United States 322 1198 105
VA_BLACKNEWS These 14 large police departments only killed black people this year https://t.co/0dQT7HaXkX #Blacklivesmatter https://t.co/AaNhxPP9rd 0 English United States 322 1198 106
VA_BLACKNEWS '@ABC Incredible! I wonder why and how?' 0 English United States 321 1198 107
VA_BLACKNEWS '@AllenWest you`re racist! these people seek for shelter and you just deprive them! #alllivesmatter' 0 English United States 321 1198 109
VA_BLACKNEWS '@SenSanders The government for the middle class! #BernieForPresident' 0 English United States 321 1198 110
VA_BLACKNEWS God bless liberty! The FDA has dropped its lifetime prohibition on gay men donating blood https://t.co/BezHdpb4BT https://t.co/iigeGbdXXf 0 English United States 321 1198 111
VA_BLACKNEWS '@FoxNews @WillCarrFNC Oh yeah! Sure! let`s believe killers!' 0 English United States 317 298 112
VA_BLACKNEWS '@FoxNews @WillCarrFNC Blacks? Hispanics and Asiatics don`t want murders! they want live in peace and criminals must be punished!' 0 English United States 317 298 113
VA_BLACKNEWS '@FoxNews @WillCarrFNC Blacks, Hispanics and Asiatics don`t want murders! they want live in peace and criminals must be punished! @deray' 0 English United States 317 298 113
VA_BLACKNEWS '@FreakOutNation All lives matter! Yet as regards as US situation Black lives deserve more atttention' 0 English United States 317 298 113
VA_BLACKNEWS '@ImaniMadness @ATLHawks @iamziondafro nice pic!' 0 English United States 317 298 114
VA_BLACKNEWS Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states https://t.co/MLznMhdtJ3 #guncontrol https://t.co/9UoPWvTGxM 0 English United States 324 792 115
VA_BLACKNEWS Thanks for ruining Christmas, @realDonaldTrump Trump! https://t.co/NoySDzUbvj #GOP https://t.co/yadh24X4YM 0 English United States 324 792 116
VA_BLACKNEWS '@mjcontrera @washingtonpost the government doesn`t have right for it! We have right for speech! Don`t violate our liberal values!' 0 English United States 324 792 117
VA_BLACKNEWS Grand jury decides against indictments in #SandraBland`sdeath https://t.co/6ZPqjlSj0B #policebrutality #BlackTwitter https://t.co/Gwpi2uS7w3 0 English United States 324 792 118
VA_BLACKNEWS #Christmas Fathers are celebrated with grant from #Richmond Christmas Mother https://t.co/7wyF82ZfRB #Virginia #VA https://t.co/spngsAIL3O 0 English United States 334 1165 127
VA_BLACKNEWS Protesters plan #BlackChristmas march along Mag Mile #BlackLivesMatter #Blacktwitter https://t.co/ej8wyK79AR https://t.co/eNXeSJZkgN 0 English United States 334 1165 128
VA_BLACKNEWS '\|#QuinnipiacPoll Clinton 47% trump 40% Clinton +7% Sanders 51% trump 38% Sanders +13% @realDonaldTrump looser? @SenSanders @HillaryClinton' 0 English United States 326 792 120
VA_BLACKNEWS '@RT_America don`t let the #policebrutality stop our protests! #BlackChristmas #BlackLivesMatter' 0 English United States 335 1033 129
VA_BLACKNEWS '@PioneerPress @ShaunKing They won`t stop us! #BlackLivesMatter' 0 English United States 335 1000 130
VA_BLACKNEWS '@ReutersShowbiz @Reuters ban spoilers but respect #humanrights and #Constitution' 0 English United States 335 265 131
VA_BLACKNEWS Where are the protests? Let`s join #BlackXmas #BlackChristmas #BlackLivesMatter @deray https://t.co/aMi6ZjVAZ0 https://t.co/U0kjQIpqZ4 0 English United States 336 265 132
VA_BLACKNEWS '@FoxNews @greggutfeld Black people need guns to defend themselves from white bastards! #BlackLivesMatter No #guncontrol' 0 English United States 335 265 134
VA_BLACKNEWS #BlackXmas2 #ChristmasEveEve #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitter https://t.co/WWO2wMIW87 0 English United States 335 266 135
VA_BLACKNEWS '@RT_America @BLongStPaul Let`s do it bros!' 0 English United States 335 266 136

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