Social Media

This study examines the structure and identity of the groups who authored and disseminated far-right conspiracy narratives in the days immediately following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in July 2022.

This article examines how both government and opposition candidates used social media during the 2021 election campaign, and the extent of affective polarization on social media during the election period.

This conference paper presented the initial results of a study into the propagation of conspiracy theories on Japanese social media following the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in July 2022.