Problem

Background

What is the purpose of disinformation? There is no inherent value in disinformation except to alter the perception of the public toward certain issues or individuals. Now, although the researchers focus on the children of Leni Robredo, the tweets may include references to Mrs. Robredo herself, possibly attributing other malicious stories to her identity.

The former Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo ran for the presidential seat last 2022 Elections and has seen a surge of disinformation attacks against her during the campaign period.

Focal Research Question

The researchers ought to identify whether tweets alleging disinformation stories to the children of Leni Robredo contain references to the ex-Vice President herself intending to malign her public image.

Null Hypothesis

The tweets do not include references to Leni Robredo intending to defame her.

Alternative Hypothesis

Most tweets include references to Leni Robredo intending to defame her.

Action Plan

Gather tweets consisting of disinformation towards the Robredo sisters and scan each for references to the former Vice President herself.

Data Exploration Questions

1. What are the disinformation the Robredo sisters are being alleged with? [results]
2. What are the characteristics of the tweets when grouped by disinformation topic?
   1. What are the names associated with disinformation against the Robredo Sisters? [results]
   2. How many tweets per topic? [results]
   3. When were the days when each topic was the most trending? [results]
3. What does the average disinformation tweet look like? [results]
4. What does the average disinformation account look like? [results]
5. Were the disinformation accounts newly created? [results]
6. How do other features compare with the feature Leni Sentiment? [results]
7. Do disinformation tweets have a negative perception of Leni Robredo? [results]