Account Summary

Bio
Senior reporter for @BBCNews and @BBCTrending, covering health and misinformation. Send me things to investigate: rachel.schraer@bbc.co. uk
Followers Count
11,903
Friends Count
3,080
Tweets Count
4,861
List Count
215
Location
Debunk bed
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
855
Percentage of Verified accounts
7.49%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
857
Percentage of Protected accounts
7.51%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
10 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
2,396
Number of users with a Bio
9,022
Percentage of users with a Bio
79.02%
Percentage of users without a Bio
20.98%
Worldcloud of Bios

Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 14106670 | 566395 | 7435 |
lonelyplanet | 6185257 | 627231 | 122493 |
verified | 4201244 | 419080 | 2501 |
MartinSLewis | 2210807 | 706 | 89311 |
nikhilchinapa | 1932755 | 1119 | 71598 |
DrEricDing | 783062 | 12200 | 70311 |
BBCNewsnight | 726748 | 3088 | 57154 |
carolecadwalla | 714601 | 5586 | 21483 |
krishgm | 695973 | 6566 | 41771 |
nolanwpeterson | 540204 | 4433 | 9014 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
lonelyplanet | 627231 | 6185257 | 122493 |
JohnCena | 566395 | 14106670 | 7435 |
verified | 419080 | 4201244 | 2501 |
marshawright | 385514 | 523005 | 2231252 |
robtswthrayguns | 285832 | 259941 | 85950 |
GeorgeAylett | 261003 | 239854 | 110477 |
natalieben | 144249 | 184308 | 111286 |
EssexPR | 116725 | 284318 | 197013 |
MuhammadSmiry | 115701 | 362838 | 52213 |
TeeNonProfit | 114349 | 50019 | 7241 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
---|---|---|---|
marshawright | 2231252 | 523005 | 385514 |
pollsstar | 1053368 | 3520 | 3429 |
JoanPennnative | 677512 | 6733 | 7403 |
ks_1968 | 533592 | 4408 | 4859 |
eddwilson | 490253 | 5713 | 1381 |
TeachESL | 467489 | 5620 | 4532 |
tomo_hiko | 432380 | 1738 | 1154 |
raldanao | 412238 | 58323 | 47782 |
Perpetual_Now | 408931 | 21917 | 24018 |
BasuAshis | 380419 | 12801 | 14065 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 31711 | 566395 | 14106670 |
lonelyplanet | 25035 | 627231 | 6185257 |
marshawright | 11267 | 385514 | 523005 |
DrEricDing | 9211 | 12200 | 783062 |
verified | 9145 | 419080 | 4201244 |
nolanwpeterson | 8262 | 4433 | 540204 |
jburnmurdoch | 7367 | 5262 | 464134 |
BBCNewsnight | 6419 | 3088 | 726748 |
journalismnews | 5272 | 84744 | 134804 |
carolecadwalla | 5183 | 5586 | 714601 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,237
Earliest tweet was on
2019-10-15
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-03
Tweets covering
1,265 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
414
Percentage of total tweets
12%
Number of Original tweets
2,823
Percentage of total tweets
87%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
2,086
Percentage of total tweets
64%
Number of tweets that were Replies
2,032
Percentage of total tweets
62%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
289
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
22
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 2785 |
Twitter for iPhone | 452 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1580226291214667776 | A viral tweet is claiming to give bombshell news (๐จ) that Pfizer is "admitting" they never tested whether the vaccine prevented transmission and therefore the concept of "get vaccinated for others" was a lie - this is wrong on basically every count. So, some facts. | 5676 |
1511085196824784898 | Today we painstakingly checked videos frame by frame, matched images from different sources and angles and spoke to forensic pathologists with expertise in war crimes to debunk Russian claims the killings in Bucha were a โhoaxโ or โfakedโ https://t.co/RXTWLefY4v | 1307 |
1496783806967205888 | Before sharing a post about Ukraine, it's worth following these steps (devised by @holden) to SIFT out bad info: 1. Stop - take a breath, when things make us feel shocked, sad or angry we're more likely to smash that share button without thinking. That impulse can be exploited | 363 |
1452555208299622403 | ๐จ๐จNot a big klaxon person but... I start today as the BBC's first specialist health disinformation reporter - I'm privileged to take on this important brief at a time when bad information is playing such a big role in people's health and wellbeing | 312 |
1580226296063307779 | 1. The vaccines were tested for whether they reduced people's chances of catching Covid - they seemed to, giving less chance of the virus being passed on. But they didn't look specifically at whether they stopped already infected people passing the virus on (transmission) | 282 |
1580226311255363585 | 2. When the vaccines first became available, public health messaging was clear - we don't know whether they stop transmission, & people should continue keeping preventative measures. Here's the FDA - https://t.co/vUf8O6xRkP here's the UK's DHSC - https://t.co/RxTuPqaLy3 https://t.co/RwRpyTxLmE | 272 |
1560950902412001286 | Iโve spent recent weeks investigating Romana Didulo, a woman who claims to be Queen of Canada, and whose royal decrees- including that her thousands of followers donโt need to pay their utility bills - are causing real damage. Listen here https://t.co/VdWFM2IBOq | 212 |
1612779833360089089 | Why are more people dying in 2022 than we'd expect? Excess deaths have become a big question - and we're starting to get some answers coming through in the data https://t.co/lnvfhca1q8 with @robertcuffe | 196 |
1580226315646484481 | 3. Over time, stronger evidence *did* emerge they reduced transmission - of the variant at the time (this was before Delta). I wrote in March 2021 about how authorities were in fact being very cautious about confirming this https://t.co/WR46Zm7P1m | 195 |
1580226299062550528 | By the way, neither Pfizer nor health agencies claimed they had. This Nature article gives a good flavour of the discussions around the time https://t.co/qx6FjTzbKu So... | 187 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1580226291214667776 | A viral tweet is claiming to give bombshell news (๐จ) that Pfizer is "admitting" they never tested whether the vaccine prevented transmission and therefore the concept of "get vaccinated for others" was a lie - this is wrong on basically every count. So, some facts. | 20189 |
1452555208299622403 | ๐จ๐จNot a big klaxon person but... I start today as the BBC's first specialist health disinformation reporter - I'm privileged to take on this important brief at a time when bad information is playing such a big role in people's health and wellbeing | 3641 |
1580226296063307779 | 1. The vaccines were tested for whether they reduced people's chances of catching Covid - they seemed to, giving less chance of the virus being passed on. But they didn't look specifically at whether they stopped already infected people passing the virus on (transmission) | 3335 |
1580226299062550528 | By the way, neither Pfizer nor health agencies claimed they had. This Nature article gives a good flavour of the discussions around the time https://t.co/qx6FjTzbKu So... | 2719 |
1580226311255363585 | 2. When the vaccines first became available, public health messaging was clear - we don't know whether they stop transmission, & people should continue keeping preventative measures. Here's the FDA - https://t.co/vUf8O6xRkP here's the UK's DHSC - https://t.co/RxTuPqaLy3 https://t.co/RwRpyTxLmE | 2653 |
1511085196824784898 | Today we painstakingly checked videos frame by frame, matched images from different sources and angles and spoke to forensic pathologists with expertise in war crimes to debunk Russian claims the killings in Bucha were a โhoaxโ or โfakedโ https://t.co/RXTWLefY4v | 2576 |
1580226315646484481 | 3. Over time, stronger evidence *did* emerge they reduced transmission - of the variant at the time (this was before Delta). I wrote in March 2021 about how authorities were in fact being very cautious about confirming this https://t.co/WR46Zm7P1m | 2377 |
1580226357015216128 | ... whether they were the right policy in the first place (I wrote about some of the concerns here https://t.co/W4oMIq1pKK ) - but let's get the basic facts straight. Was the idea your vaccine protects others based on a lie? No. | 2159 |
1580226318779547648 | 4. Then, new variants began to change the equation. The vaccines were less good at preventing transmission of Delta and even less good at preventing Omicron. This saw spikes in infections around the world | 2111 |
1580226326145142784 | side-note: That *doesn't* mean they don't reduce transmission from Omicron at all - this is really tricky to disentangle from waning immunity and rising contacts. Some more info here https://t.co/f34iNyQtmk | 1922 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#coronavirusuk | 3 |
#covid19uk | 3 |
#coronavirus | 3 |
#bbc100women | 2 |
#coronaoutbreak | 2 |
#sotu | 2 |
#ge2019 | 2 |
#tin22 | 1 |
#worldaidsday | 1 |
#covidvaccine | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
@bbcnews | 62 |
@jackagoodman | 47 |
@roysocmed | 37 |
@vanessa_kisuule | 29 |
@josesenco | 27 |
@johnincarlisle | 25 |
@northernmanv2 | 25 |
@mattletiss7 | 24 |
@estwebber | 22 |
@seekingtruth517 | 22 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
๐ฉ | 32 | green_square |
โฌ | 30 | white_large_square |
๐ | 29 | purple_heart |
๐ | 18 | two_hearts |
๐ | 18 | upside-down_face |
๐ | 16 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
๐ | 13 | grinning_face_with_sweat |
๐จ | 13 | yellow_square |
๐จ | 11 | police_car_light |
๐ | 10 | clapping_hands |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 170 |
Symbols | 89 |
People & Body | 42 |
Objects | 20 |
Travel & Places | 17 |
Activities | 7 |
Animals & Nature | 5 |