Social media interactions

on stories involving

misinformation-linked topics

Weekly interactions on stories tracked by

the NewsWhip network, from weeks ending on

Jan. 6 to Dec. 7, 2020. The stories tracked both

promote and debunk the topics.

Peak

5.7m

Topics

Total

Stealing elections

24.3m

3.3m

Bill Gates and COVID

21.2m

6.3m

2.1m

Dominion

10.3m

Plandemic

8.0m

1.5m

“Stop the Steal”

2.8m

673k

5G and COVID

2.6m

214k

“Masks don’t work”

370k

Jan.

April

July

Oct.

Social media interactions on stories

involving misinformation-linked topics

Weekly interactions on stories tracked by the NewsWhip

network, from weeks ending on Jan. 6 to Dec. 7, 2020.

The stories tracked both promote and debunk the topics.

Peak

5.7m

Total

interactions

Topics

Stealing elections

24.3m

3.3m

Bill Gates and COVID

21.2m

6.3m

2.1m

Dominion

10.3m

Plandemic

8.0m

1.5m

“Stop the Steal”

2.8m

673k

5G and COVID

2.6m

214k

“Masks don’t work”

370k

Jan.

April

July

Oct.

Social media interactions on stories

involving misinformation-linked topics

Weekly interactions on stories tracked by the NewsWhip network, from weeks ending on

Jan. 6 to Dec. 7, 2020. The stories tracked both promote and debunk the topics.

Peak

5.7m

Total

interactions

Topics

Stealing elections

24.3m

3.3m

Bill Gates and COVID

21.2m

6.3m

2.1m

Dominion

10.3m

Plandemic

8.0m

1.5m

“Stop the Steal”

2.8m

673k

5G and COVID

2.6m

214k

“Masks don’t work”

370k

Jan.

April

July

Oct.

Social media interactions on stories

involving misinformation-linked topics

Weekly interactions on stories tracked by the NewsWhip network, from weeks ending on

Jan. 6 to Dec. 7, 2020. The stories tracked both promote and debunk the topics.

Peak

5.7m

Total

interactions

Topics

Stealing elections

24.3m

3.3m

Bill Gates and COVID

21.2m

6.3m

2.1m

Dominion

10.3m

Plandemic

8.0m

1.5m

“Stop the Steal”

2.8m

673k

5G and COVID

2.6m

214k

“Masks don’t work”

370k

Jan.

April

July

Oct.