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Share of bot tweets during key moments of U.S. presidential campaign 2016

Share of tweets generated by highly automated accounts around select key periods of the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016

The data describes the share of tweets generated by highly automated accounts around select key periods of the United States presidential election campaign 2016. On Election Day, 17.9% of tweets were sent by highly automated accounts.

First debate	23.2
Second debate	26.1
Third debate	27.2
Election day	17.9

Share of bot tweets during key moments of U.S. presidential campaign 2016

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