#IStandWithDan, #DictatorDan, #DanLiedPeopleDied: 397,000 tweets reveal the culprits behind a dangerously polarised debate
Our analysis showed Liberal state MP Tim Smith was instrumental in making the #DictatorDan hashtag go viral. It was in low circulation until May 17, when Smith created a Twitter poll asking whether Andrews should be labelled “Dictator Dan” or “Chairman Dan”. Subsequent growth of #DictatorDan activity was driven largely by far-right commentator Avi Yemini and his followers, along with a key group for fringe right-wing politics in Australian Twitter. Meanwhile, #DanLiedPeopleDied went vi...
Source: australasianscience.com.au