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Narrative & Network Mapping

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Learn Narrative & Network Mapping

Disinformation

Tracking a narrative maps which accounts amplified it and when, detects communities by clustering, spots copypasta and templated content, finds coordinated bursts, and visualizes it as a network graph. Coordination invisible in a single post becomes obvious in the network.

To track a narrative you first map its spread: who amplified it and when. That timeline turns a scatter of posts into a path showing how the message moved.

Clustering with community detection groups accounts that interact tightly, exposing the communities behind a push. Repeated copypasta and reused meme templates flag content that was distributed centrally rather than written independently.

Burst detection finds the sharp spikes in timing that mark coordinated action. Rendering everything as a network graph makes the structure plain — coordination that is invisible in any single post becomes obvious once you see the whole network.

Spread = who amplified and when.

Community detection clusters accounts that move together.

A network graph reveals coordination one post hides.

mapping:
  spread: who-amplified-when
  clusters: community-detection
  content: copypasta-and-memes
  timing: burst-detection
  visualize: network-graph

Read the implementation

Connect each part of the code to the concept before you type.

1. Map the spread

Recording which account amplified a claim and when reveals the path a narrative took through the network.

spread: who-amplified-when

2. Detect communities

Community detection groups densely connected accounts, surfacing the clusters that move together.

clusters: community-detection

3. Templated content

Identical copypasta text and reused meme templates are signs the content was distributed centrally.

content: copypasta-and-memes

4. Find bursts

Burst detection flags sudden spikes of activity that mark a coordinated push rather than gradual organic growth.

timing: burst-detection

5. Graph the network

A network graph turns accounts and their interactions into nodes and edges, making coordination visible at a glance.

visualize: network-graph

A complete learning loop

Understand

Read the concept map and follow the code breakdown.

Reconstruct

Type the implementation, repair mistakes and work through every recall exercise.

Verify

Use the final check without hints; revisit weak concepts in short practice sessions.