This statistic presents the share of tweets generated by highly automated accounts around select key periods of the U.S. presidential election campaign 2016. On Election Day, 17.9 percent of tweets were sent by highly automated accounts.
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Munich Security Conference. (February 13, 2017). Share of tweets generated by highly automated accounts around select key periods of the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/699680/us-presidential-campaign-twitter-bot-usage/
Munich Security Conference. "Share of tweets generated by highly automated accounts around select key periods of the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016." Chart. February 13, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/699680/us-presidential-campaign-twitter-bot-usage/
Munich Security Conference. (2017). Share of tweets generated by highly automated accounts around select key periods of the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/699680/us-presidential-campaign-twitter-bot-usage/
Munich Security Conference. "Share of Tweets Generated by Highly Automated Accounts around Select Key Periods of The U.S. Presidential Election Campaign in 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Feb 2017, /statistics/699680/us-presidential-campaign-twitter-bot-usage/
Munich Security Conference, Share of tweets generated by highly automated accounts around select key periods of the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/699680/us-presidential-campaign-twitter-bot-usage/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Share of tweets generated by highly automated accounts around select key periods of the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016 [Graph], Munich Security Conference, February 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/699680/us-presidential-campaign-twitter-bot-usage/
