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Trollbots Swarm Twitter with Attacks on Climate Science Ahead of UN Summit
Bot Sentinel has become a tool for those trying to fight the spread of disinformation on Twitter. The platform uses an algorithm to identify accounts it labels as "trollbots"—those that frequently retweet known propaganda accounts, exhibit repetitive behavior or violate Twitter's terms of service by harassing other users. More >>
Inside Climate News (Sep 16, 2019)
Democrats Rip Trump for Promoting Conspiracy Theory About Jeffrey Epstein's Death
At the time of Booker's interview on Sunday, #Clintonbodycount was the top hashtag tweeted by trollbots,according to Bot Sentinel, a website that tracks bot activity on Twitter. And the Kremlin-funded media outlet RT was leading its English language website with stories about conspiracy theories related to Epstein's death. More >>
NBC News (Aug 11, 2019)
Social Media Bots Pose Threat Ahead of 2020
At least one bot-tracking website found a jump in bot activity tied to one of the hashtags. Bot Sentinel, a free platform designed to track bot activity and untrustworthy accounts on Twitter, listed #KamalaHarrisDestroyed as one of the top 10 hashtags tweeted by bot accounts on the two days after the latest Democratic debate. More >>
The Hill (Aug 06, 2019)
Trolls and Bots Moved Fast to Politicize Texas School Shooting on Social Media
While these claims are often made by real humans, they are likely amplified by automated social media bots.As of Saturday afternoon, “Santa Fe” was the top phrase being used by Twitter bots tracked by the site Bot Sentinel. Top hashtags, topics, mentions and retweets tracked by the site skew heavily toward pro-Trump, far-right, and conspiracy theory messages. More >>
Fortune (May 19, 2018)
Fake Facebook Accounts and Online Lies Multiply in Hours After Santa Fe School Shooting
Christopher Bouzy, whose site Bot Sentinel tracks more than 12,000 automated Twitter accounts often used to spread misinformation, said four of the top 10 phrases tweeted by bot or troll accounts over the past 24 hours were related to the Santa Fe shooting, reaching the top 10 within less than three hours. "That is significant activity for our platform" More >>
The Washington Post (May 18, 2018)
