Tweets Analysis - Keyword: Far Right
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
32,858
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Tweets covering
0 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
Five years ago, violence from far-right groups, such as fascists and Proud Boys, have increased, including nail-bombings, burning cars, and mob violence. These events have led to outrage from people who are frustrated by the lack of response from the government, especially Home Secretary Suella Braverman who uses far-right rhetoric. The protests in Knowsley were in response to an incident where an older asylum-seeker was found to be harassing a young girl. The incident in Knowsley has sparked discussion on liberal issues and the dangers of normalizing far-right beliefs.
Topic Modeling
- The UFC Debut
- Countering far right radicalization
- Protection of young girls from sexual harassment
- The far right and domestic terrorism
- Tory politics and policies on refugees and migrants
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, from gratitude and pride to anger and shame. The gratitude is expressed by the first tweet, which looks back at five years of success in the UFC. The anger is directed at the far right, who are accused of committing various acts of violence, such as the murder of Jo Cox and the burning of cars outside asylum seeker accommodation. There is also a sense of shame at the lack of condemnation from the Home Secretary for the far right's actions. Finally, there is a feeling of pride in British values and a determination to oppose the rhetoric of the far right.
Trend Analysis
- Far right extremism
- Tory-led goverment rhetoric
- Protection of young girls
- Migrant and refugee support
- Working-class frustrations
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
5,324
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of Original tweets
3,666
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
27,471
Percentage of total tweets
83%
Number of tweets that were Replies
21,735
Percentage of total tweets
66%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
3,108
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
2,058
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 11462 |
| Twitter for Android | 11239 |
| Twitter Web App | 7715 |
| Twitter for iPad | 2076 |
| TweetDeck | 68 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| guardian | The Guardian | The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter: https://t.co/gWyuUVlObq | 10,879,199 |
| jordanbpeterson | Dr Jordan B Peterson | Best-Selling Author | Clinical Psychologist | #1 Education Podcast | Listen to the podcast here: | 3,860,182 |
| guardiannews | Guardian news | The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter: https://t.co/2j7ifvSW8t | 3,859,082 |
| Telegraph | The Telegraph | Think ahead with the latest news, comment, analysis and video. Subscribe here: https://t.co/xLGnIGReLy… | 3,366,521 |
| Channel4News | Channel 4 News | Stories that reveal and inspire, challenging expectations. Weekdays 7-8pm on Channel 4. Subscribe to our podcast: https://t.co/FSs8pWrXc5 | 2,472,642 |
| ggreenwald | Glenn Greenwald | Journalist; Author; Host, @SystemUpdate_; Co-Founder: The Intercept, @TheInterceptBr, @abrigo_hope, @FreedomofPress, @ongcriadefavela. Vegan and Animals. | 1,991,379 |
| Nigel_Farage | Nigel Farage | Watch Farage on @GBNEWS, Mon-Thurs at 7pm. Follow me on @GETTRofficial. | 1,753,981 |
| CTVNews | CTV News | Breaking news and more from CTV News. | 1,738,709 |
| stylebender | Israel Adesanya | *Insert inspirational/witty quote*....... Point blank I do the coolest shit and say the darndest things. Follow me from a distance! 👻: stylebender | 1,476,837 |
| thedailybeast | The Daily Beast | Independent. Intelligent. Influential. Send tips to tips@thedailybeast.com Check out @beastobsessed, our new hub for pop-culture's moments, movies and shows! | 1,385,266 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| MisterSalesman | M LeMont | https://t.co/HKPOdGnXPl 💙 🌊Casi Famoso Author 20 Books Writer/Producer/Curator https://t.co/G6KW6jJWAP As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. | 409,892 |
| RobertBohan | Dr Robert Bohan | Irish contemporary artist, doctor of science & historian | #Art | Drawing & Painting | He/Him | Acquire here https://t.co/oPwT7F1XWA | 271,286 |
| justfara | Fara Kaufman | 🐝#Resist 🌊🌊🌊/ Book Review /Reiki/ Chef / #Foodie / Music / Fibromyalgia /Microsoft Mobile / Bridge / Artist / Nana / CA Jersey Girl / Peace / #BLM | 205,339 |
| Politics_PR | 🌊 R Saddler | Find me👉 zaibatsu@masto.ai & https://t.co/5mTYVEE8uX & https://t.co/ahEAAglyb0 - We all need to unite against injustice #VotingRights #blacklivesmatter #fbr #ctl | 169,800 |
| SydesJokes | Lord Sydes #FBPA #FBPPR 🐟 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇸🇬🇫🇮🇪🇺 | 🇬🇧 British Dad 🇩🇪 German Mum 🇸🇬 Born Singapore 🇫🇮 Fiancée/ex-wife/kids Finnish. Lived here 27 years 🇪🇺 #FBPE #FBR #Donation 👇👇👇👇 | 143,181 |
| realTuckFrumper | #TuckFrump | @hillreporter @RawStory @AlterNet @politicalflares @politicususa @DemCastUSA @teampelosi @Bipartisanism @PolitiZoom @OccupyDemocrats @whatsn2day | 138,293 |
| BigBlueWaveUSA | BigBlueWaveUSA® 🇺🇸🌊🇺🇦 | #SaveDemocracy #BlueCrew #FBR #BlueVoices #DemVoices #ConnectBlue #IFB Post: https://t.co/SSgYfyo3wM / Spoutable & Tribel: BigBlueWaveUSA | 128,954 |
| progressivepush | Progressive Push | National organization helping progressives get elected to public office #TheResistance | 95,542 |
| AZ_Brittney | 💙Brittney💙 | Political Junkie and Commentator | Loves Connecting Dems | https://t.co/yb7BAnvSFl | | 94,970 |
| theskibeagle | The Skibbereen Eagle - Орел Скібберін | Nesting in Skibbereen since 1857 Keeping an Eye on the Czar since 1898, Casting a Cold Eye on Life Today. @skibbereeneagle@mastodon.online | 92,139 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| roundbarrel | I’m NOT insulting you, I’m describing you | 61 |
| Pinna1011 | White, married heterosexual male recently retired. Ride motorbikes, play guitar and love AC/DC. Carbon is the greatest tax scam of all time. | 57 |
| A_Soft_Soul | Question everything, including my own conspiracy theories. Views all mine, RT not endorsement. | 48 |
| E_Far_Right | Work hard in silence, let the success be your noise. Dios, Familia, Patria y Libertad. 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇨🇴Law & Order🇧🇷🇬🇧🇺🇦 | 33 |
| salmarabbata | - | 31 |
| berniebernie64 | free speech freetommy trump 2020 probrexit | 27 |
| GrannieSus | - | 26 |
| PaulC76918251 | - | 25 |
| HolbacheRd | Anti-authoritarian; conservative; English; monarchist. | 24 |
| Videorama3 | #gbnews #manc,#brexit, #liztruss was right,🇬🇧, #nopronouns I prefer #adjectives: superb/amazing | 24 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624330425534382082 | In 2023 it's "far right" to object to a 25-year-old asylum seeker preying on a 15-year-old girl - that's what precipitated last night's unrest in Knowsley Working class communities are sick of having liberal problems dumped on them. It isn't "far right" to object! https://t.co/RFJYtKFzfg | 1748 |
| 1624319187635130369 | Fascists murdered Jo Cox, nailbombed a gay pub, Brick Lane and Brixton, and is now burning cars outside asylum seeker accommodation. But Braverman doesn't want to counter far right radicalisation. | 1706 |
| 1624423628770013187 | Repeat after me: Protecting young girls is not far right | 1201 |
| 1624340084689408008 | The Far Right didn't riot in Liverpool last night, they rioted in Knowsley. Knowsley, 1 of the poorest areas in the UK Knowsley, where Tommy Robinson was given a heroes welcome in 2019 Knowsley, where Anthony Walker had was murdered by racists who put an axe through his skull. https://t.co/bbzkVWI7wG | 1095 |
| 1624192295271559172 | Full account of tonight’s far-right demonstration that turned into a riot in Liverpool: https://t.co/HDqnSaxyCk | 1038 |
| 1624380037091758082 | A decent Home Secretary would be coming down like a ton of bricks on the far right thugs who terrorised refugees in a Liverpool hotel last night. Meanwhile . . . @SuellaBraverman | 940 |
| 1624314033082978304 | Far-right protesters clash with police at Merseyside hotel housing asylum seekers - police van set on fire. This is what happens when Tories like Braverman unleash hatred against victims of war, famines and poverty. https://t.co/BORBNe6k3T | 883 |
| 1624413222219522049 | Why are people calling protestors who are angry at the ‘refugees’ harassing young girls ‘far right’ What happened to me too? Protecting girls? Being against sexual harassment?? None of those things are ‘far right’ | 846 |
| 1624433585829683200 | Have to say that I am genuinely gobsmacked that there has been no comment on the troubling violence by far right extremists in Knowsley from the Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman - almost 24 hours have passed and no comment made and no condemnation of the violence. | 812 |
| 1624355652251357184 | Merseyside Pensioners, Trade Unionists, Anti-fascist and faith groups gather outside the Suites Hotel in Knowsley as a show of support and solidarity for the #Refugees temporarily housed there. The peaceful gathering was in response to threats from far right and fascist groups. https://t.co/n0psxvjekq | 756 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624348807931789313 | ☯️✨ 5 years ago I made my UFC debut right here in Perth at #UFC221. What a ride it’s been so far with the highs and lows, I’m grateful for all the moments I’ve created. Love me or hate me, you watched…so thank you. Stay tuned 📺 https://t.co/7WwzKI2Oei | 10478 |
| 1624319187635130369 | Fascists murdered Jo Cox, nailbombed a gay pub, Brick Lane and Brixton, and is now burning cars outside asylum seeker accommodation. But Braverman doesn't want to counter far right radicalisation. | 7962 |
| 1624330425534382082 | In 2023 it's "far right" to object to a 25-year-old asylum seeker preying on a 15-year-old girl - that's what precipitated last night's unrest in Knowsley Working class communities are sick of having liberal problems dumped on them. It isn't "far right" to object! https://t.co/RFJYtKFzfg | 7574 |
| 1624423628770013187 | Repeat after me: Protecting young girls is not far right | 7372 |
| 1624413222219522049 | Why are people calling protestors who are angry at the ‘refugees’ harassing young girls ‘far right’ What happened to me too? Protecting girls? Being against sexual harassment?? None of those things are ‘far right’ | 5282 |
| 1624380037091758082 | A decent Home Secretary would be coming down like a ton of bricks on the far right thugs who terrorised refugees in a Liverpool hotel last night. Meanwhile . . . @SuellaBraverman | 4211 |
| 1624445904861233152 | Last night’s violence is reminder of the importance of being vigilant against far right groups using social media to organise violence & threats. Home Secretary was wrong to dismiss far right activity & extremism this wk. Police must deal with threats wherever they come from | 3947 |
| 1624431255755292673 | I’m an independent with far right conservative values… Fuck the establishment GOP. | 3789 |
| 1624433585829683200 | Have to say that I am genuinely gobsmacked that there has been no comment on the troubling violence by far right extremists in Knowsley from the Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman - almost 24 hours have passed and no comment made and no condemnation of the violence. | 3719 |
| 1624340084689408008 | The Far Right didn't riot in Liverpool last night, they rioted in Knowsley. Knowsley, 1 of the poorest areas in the UK Knowsley, where Tommy Robinson was given a heroes welcome in 2019 Knowsley, where Anthony Walker had was murdered by racists who put an axe through his skull. https://t.co/bbzkVWI7wG | 3445 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #knowsley | 226 |
| #liverpool | 162 |
| #refugeeswelcome | 101 |
| #braverman | 77 |
| #farright | 41 |
| #merseyside | 38 |
| #shawcrossreview | 32 |
| #stoptheboats | 31 |
| #scummedia | 30 |
| #generalelectionnow | 29 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @care4calais | 4084 |
| @nazirafzal | 1236 |
| @jeremycorbyn | 1135 |
| @bennnyh | 1089 |
| @suellabraverman | 1040 |
| @yvettecoopermp | 403 |
| @kevin_maguire | 393 |
| @merseypolice | 381 |
| @martindaubney | 380 |
| @antiracismday | 310 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
28
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | 1982 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤣 | 1905 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🤡 | 561 | clown_face |
| 🙄 | 341 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 🤔 | 332 | thinking_face |
| 😡 | 251 | enraged_face |
| 🤬 | 150 | face_with_symbols_on_mouth |
| 👍 | 137 | thumbs_up |
| 🇬🇧 | 130 | United_Kingdom |
| 🤦♂️ | 127 | man_facepalming |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 6938 |
| People & Body | 1382 |
| Flags | 276 |
| Symbols | 261 |
| Travel & Places | 157 |
| Objects | 100 |
| Activities | 76 |
| Animals & Nature | 69 |
| Food & Drink | 34 |