Labeled Datasets for Research on Information Operations

Labeled Datasets for Research on Information Operations Compliance with Platform Terms To comply with the platform terms, we ask that you download one data file per researcher, per day. By requesting access, you agree to abide by these rules. Data Sharing Policy Following university, security, and ethical guidelines, we are unable to respond to data requests from research institutions that are affiliated with foreign military organizations or from a list of countries of concern (currently China, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Cuba, Syria, and Venezuela). README 19-November-2024Contact: Observatory on Social Media Dataset ArticlesThis dataset is collected and processed according to the paper "Labeled Datasets for Research on Information Operations." DescriptionThese datasets contain data curated for research on information operations (IO) and includes both labeled IO and control data. The datasets cover 26 verified IO campaigns from various countries and provide comprehensive records of posts from IO accounts alongside control posts from legitimate accounts discussing similar topics during the same periods. The datasets enable the development and benchmarking of IO detection methods by comparing coordinated versus organic accounts. LicenseThis dataset is available under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. If you use this data, please cite the original paper. Dataset ContentThe dataset includes anonymized fields to preserve privacy, and is structured with the following columns: postid: Unique identifier for each post within the dataset. post_text: The textual content of the post. The PII inside post_text such as mentions and URLs are hashed application_name: Hashed version of the name of the application or platform from which the post was made. post_language: Language in which the post was written. in_reply_to_postid: Anonymized ID of the post this entry is replying to, if applicable. in_reply_to_accountid: Anonymized ID of the account the post is replying to, if applicable. post_time: Timestamp indicating when the post was made. accountid: Unique anonymized ID for the account that created the post. account_profile_description: Description provided by the account holder in their profile. follower_count: Number of followers the account had at the time of data collection. following_count: Number of accounts the user was following at the time of data collection. account_creation_date: Date when the account was created. is_repost: Boolean indicator if the post is a repost. reposted_accountid: Anonymized ID of the original account that made the reposted post, if applicable. reposted_postid: Anonymized ID of the original post that was reposted, if applicable. hashtags: Hashtags included in the post content, if any. urls: Hashed URLs shared within the post, if any. account_mentions: Anonymized ID of accounts mentioned within the post, if any. is_control: Boolean indicator marking whether the post is from a control (True) or IO (False) account. Data for different campaigns are organized in separate versions of this repository, which can be also found below or in the excel file shared. Campaign Name URL Armenia https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14141550 Bangladesh https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14188947 Catalonia https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14188959 China_1 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14188970 China_2 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14188975 Cuba Part 1 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14188984 Cuba Part 2 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189008 Ecuador https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189015 Egypt_UAE https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189018 Ghana_Nigeria https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189028 Iran_1 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189037 Iran_2 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189038 Iran_3 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189041 Iran_4 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189047 Iran_5 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189048 Iran_6 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189053 Qatar https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189058 Russia_1 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189061 Russia_2 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189072 Russia_3 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189075 Russia_4 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189078 Russia_5 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189081 Spain https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189086 Thailand https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189095 UAE https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189098 Venezuela_1 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189107 Venezuela_2 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14189110