Nigel Farage chatter dominates Twitter during ITV Leaders' Debate
The ITV Leaders' Debate caused a storm on Twitter yesterday evening (April 2), generating 1.5 million posts during its two-hour runtime.
There was an average of 8,657 tweets per minute during the programme and Ukip leader Nigel Farage dominated the chatter.
Farage's controversial claim that 60% of HIV sufferers in the UK are "not British Nationals" caused the biggest spike in conversation.
The politicians' closing speeches and a heckler being ejected from the audience also caused a flurry of activity on the social network.
Farage edged out prime minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband as the most-talked about politician on Twitter during the broadcast.
However, poll results paint him as a Marmite figure, attracting as many negative comments as positive.
Labour emerged as the most-tweeted-about party, ahead of Snp and Ukip, with neither of the coalition parties making it into the top three.
The NHS and immigration were the topics that sparked...
There was an average of 8,657 tweets per minute during the programme and Ukip leader Nigel Farage dominated the chatter.
Farage's controversial claim that 60% of HIV sufferers in the UK are "not British Nationals" caused the biggest spike in conversation.
The politicians' closing speeches and a heckler being ejected from the audience also caused a flurry of activity on the social network.
Farage edged out prime minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband as the most-talked about politician on Twitter during the broadcast.
However, poll results paint him as a Marmite figure, attracting as many negative comments as positive.
Labour emerged as the most-tweeted-about party, ahead of Snp and Ukip, with neither of the coalition parties making it into the top three.
The NHS and immigration were the topics that sparked...
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- Digital Spy
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