Shock events in 2024 campaign reversed typical online behavior, new study shows

Shock events in 2024 presidential campaign reversed typical online behavior, new study shows

A new study published in PNAS suggests that moments of political crisis can shift what goes viral. After the Trump assassination attempt and Biden’s campaign suspension, people engaged more with posts expressing unity than with posts attacking the other side.

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