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Pick a keyword, optionally a second one to combine it with (and, or, either but not both, or but not), then narrow the articles down by text, source and time range. Keywords update the results right away; filters apply with their button.

Query

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social mediatopic
electiontopic
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How they overlap

Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on social media that mention election.

7.0% of the 57 articles on social media also mention election, as do 0.6% of the 643 articles on election.

Left-leaning2 of 16 articles
12.5%
Least biased1 of 6 articles
16.7%
Right-leaning1 of 35 articles
2.9%

Who picked it up when

It was already in the news on Oct 21, when this period starts, so who reported it first is not shown.

One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.

Drag across the strip of articles per day to zoom into some days.

Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Results

4 articles mention social media and election in the last 7 days (Oct 21 to Oct 27).

Articles matching the query
Article
The New York TimesHow Lula’s Social Media Campaign Helped Him Win Brazil’s ElectionThe New York Times

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won another term on Sunday, with the help of a seismic social media campaign that convinced Brazilians to reject his rival.

0.65●
SemaforBrazil’s Lula wins shock reelectionSemafor

A tougher message on crime, a savvy social media strategy, and a welfare boost helped the 80-year-old leftist secure an unprecedented fourth term.

0.50
The Washington TimesWhy reported challenges with touchscreen voting machines don't signal election riggingThe Washington Times

The reports erupt on social media every election year: Voters say they tapped a candidate's name on a touchscreen voting machine, only for the wrong person to light up as their selection.

0.45
The New York TimesA.I. Election Videos Are Flooding Brazil. Could They Sway the Vote?The New York Times

Brazil spent years targeting electoral lies on the internet. Now, artificial intelligence is stumping the election authorities and reshaping a high-stakes race.

0.55

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Other keywords in the matching articles: the share of them that mention each, with the number of articles. The search icon searches for social media and that keyword instead of election, keeping the text, sources, source type and time range.

Coverage by source

The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.

Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Articles mentioning social media and election, by source, in the last 7 days
The New York Times0.8%2261
Semafor0.7%1140
The Washington Times0.3%1322

Coverage by lean

The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.

Left-leaning1 of 15 sources
0.1%
Least biased1 of 8 sources
0.1%
Right-leaning1 of 15 sources
<0.1%

Lean index −4.1: covered more by left-leaning outlets

Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.

lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright

Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.

2 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.

Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.