
U.S. social media interactions per article 2022, by topic
Between April 4th and May 16th, 2022, the Heard-Depp trial had an average of 508 social media interactions per article published. For the measured period, articles surrounding tech-billionaire Elon Musk totaled an average of 417 social media interactions. Overall, social media likes, comments, and shares on articles about abortion, the Russia Ukraine war, and COVID-19 had all been overshadowed by the Heard-Depp trial and Musk's Twitter take-over.