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ReportJanuary 29, 2018
Sources Shared on Twitter: A Case Study on Immigration

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Sources Shared on Twitter: A Case Study on Immigration 1. News Organizations – especially legacy outlets – played largest role in content shared on Twitter about immigration 2. Most News Organizations sites linked to on Twitter in posts about immigration were created before the presidential campaign; few were found in external 'fake news' lists 3. Few sites linked to in immigration-related tweets explicitly stated a political ideology or ‘anti-establishment’ focus 4. Majority of tweets about immigration contained links to legacy news organizations Acknowledgments Methodology
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