Politics Mar 06 On Twitter, thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley By David Klepper, Associated Press
Nation Aug 04 Election crackdown runs into speed-tweeting human ‘bots’ A dedicated band of Trump supporters tweet and retweet Keep America Great messages thousands of times a day. By Sara Burnett, Associated Press
Episode Feb 18 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 18, 2018 On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 18, students fighting for gun control plan a national march, and President Trump takes to Twitter to respond to the latest on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Also, five months after Hurricane… By PBS News Hour
Nation Feb 18 Watch 3:36 How Russia-linked bots and trolls use tragedy to sow confusion As President Trump continues to lash out at the FBI’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, more details are emerging about other Russian efforts to stoke controversy in the U.S. This week, Russia-linked bots and trolls have flooded… By PBS News Hour
Science Oct 26 Watch 7:38 Cracking the stealth political influence of bots Among the millions of real people tweeting about the presidential race, there are also a lot accounts operated by fake people, or “bots.” Politicians and regular users alike use these accounts to increase their follower bases and push messages. Science… By Miles O'Brien
Jan 19 Watch 9:30 Spotting the fakes among the five-star reviews By PBS News Hour Online reviews of businesses, from your corner coffee shop to your airport cab ride, are now ubiquitous. But fraudulent consumer reviews are also on the rise. Special correspondent Jackie Judd meets a fake review writer, as well as the people… Continue watching