According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, between June 2014 and July 2018, over 99 thousand tweets in German language were linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency. The second largest group of Twitter campaigns targeted Ukrainian users with over 82 thousand tweets.
Number of tweets linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency targeting foreign audience from June 2014 to July 2018, by language used*
* The source specified the following information:
"In October 2018, Twitter identified and released millions of IRA-linked tweets dating back to mid-2014. The archive of tweets helps us understand how global Russia’s campaign is. The IRA published content in dozens of languages, and while most of the content was focused on issues in the United States and Russia, the IRA-led campaigns against European democracies as well." The statistic excludes tweets in English.
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Various sources (Twitter). (May 5, 2019). Number of tweets linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency targeting foreign audience from June 2014 to July 2018, by language used* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089770/russian-ira-linked-twitter-foreign-languages/
Various sources (Twitter). "Number of tweets linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency targeting foreign audience from June 2014 to July 2018, by language used*." Chart. May 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089770/russian-ira-linked-twitter-foreign-languages/
Various sources (Twitter). (2019). Number of tweets linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency targeting foreign audience from June 2014 to July 2018, by language used*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089770/russian-ira-linked-twitter-foreign-languages/
Various sources (Twitter). "Number of Tweets Linked to The Russian Internet Research Agency Targeting Foreign Audience from June 2014 to July 2018, by Language Used*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089770/russian-ira-linked-twitter-foreign-languages/
Various sources (Twitter), Number of tweets linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency targeting foreign audience from June 2014 to July 2018, by language used* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089770/russian-ira-linked-twitter-foreign-languages/ (last visited July 17, 2024)
Number of tweets linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency targeting foreign audience from June 2014 to July 2018, by language used* [Graph], Various sources (Twitter), May 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089770/russian-ira-linked-twitter-foreign-languages/
