Capitol (Pat)riots: A comparative study of Twitter and Parler

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On 6 January 2021, a mob of right-wing conservatives stormed the USA Capitol Hill interrupting the session of congress certifying 2020 Presidential election results.

• Immediately after the start of the event, posts related to the riots started to trend on social media.
• A social media platform which stood out was a free speech endorsing social media platform Parler; it is being claimed as the platform on which the riots were planned and talked about.
• Our report presents a contrast between the trending content on Parler and Twitter around the time of riots.