Dataset Far-Right "Truth" Industry

<p>Dataset used for the exploratory study on how xenophobic discourses have been articulated as "truth" by media outlets and think tanks in France, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, and United Kingdom</p> <p> </p> <p><b><u>Data collection</u></b>:</p> <p>Using the official twitter account of prominent far-right parties as a point of departure (National Rally, NR - France; Alternative für Deutschland, AfD - Germany; Forum voor Democratie, FvD - Netherlands; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, LDPR - Russia; and UK Independent Party, UKIP - United Kingdom), media outlets and think tanks explicitely committed to a far-right agenda (displaying overt discriminatory views towards immigrants) were identified in June 2021.</p> <p> </p> <p>News pieces and reports available on their website or YouTube Channel between June and July 2021 had their titles copied and pasted on the dataset, serving as a basis for a critical discourse analysis aiming at identifying similarities in terms of (a) "truths" targeting immigrants and their alleged supporters and (b) legitimation techniques.</p> <p> </p> <p>All data was anonymised. As a joint exploratory study not involving human beings and with fully anonymised data, this research did not require Ethical approval.</p>