ICYMI: January Roundup
'Antifa' narratives around anti-ICE organizing in Minneapolis, election denialism in Michigan, and talk of Venezuela's oil reserves
Hello again from the Open Measures team. We hope you’re staying warm this winter, wherever you may be. We’re off to an exciting start this year, publishing new research pieces and debuting major updates to our platform.
Here’s a look back at what we got up to in January.
Product Release: Saved Queries, Labels, and Timeline
Earlier this week, we announced some major updates to the Open Measures platform. Users now have access to two new features that improve workflow: Saved Queries and Labels. While we were at it, we increased the functionality of our existing Timeline tool.
You can read more about these updates here:
Flash Report: MAGA Influencers Redirect Focus to ‘Antifa’ Narratives After Killings in Minnesota
Pro-Trump media figures on online communities sought to reinvigorate narratives equating anti-ICE organizing with “antifa” and left-wing domestic terrorism after federal agents killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this month. The newest narratives take aim at Signal chat groups used by community organizers in the city, which they claim reveal criminal activity and implicate a host of Minnesota political figures.
Election Denialists Still Targeting Michigan in 2025 With Most Narratives Driven by One Conspiracy Site
With 2026 US midterm elections on the horizon, our researchers looked at how users on a handful of platforms popular with election deniers and self-described “election integrity” activists have talked about voting in Michigan over the last year. They found that a sizable portion of conversation was driven by a single hyper-partisan news blog: The Gateway Pundit.
Read it here:
Truth Social’s Discussion of Venezuela Shifts From Drugs To Oil After US Strikes
Researchers found that users on Truth Social, a social media platform owned by President Donald Trump, largely mirrored official White House messaging as it shifted after a US military raid resulted in the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.
Read it here:
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