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Government X account deletions
Pew Research Center's bar chart drew 23.2K views on X: 1.6x its typical post and #25 of 53 Pew Research Center charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Several federal government X accounts, such as the U.S. State Department and Customs and Border Protection, have deleted posts from previous presidencies.
Why it spread
This post spread because it hit a hot topic that week and drew an unusually high rate of quotes, reaching 23,191 views with 409 likes, 342 reposts, 25 quotes, and 75 saves.
What worked
- It rode a hot topic that week, which gave the post timely relevance beyond the account's usual society coverage.
- It earned a quote rate in the top quarter, meaning people did not just like or repost it but actively commented on it with their own posts.
- It paired a clear, concrete claim about deleted posts from previous presidencies with a source reach in the top quarter, so the message traveled through high-reach channels.
What to borrow
We could frame our own charts around a hot topic of the week and make the central claim concrete enough that people quote it to add their own take, while aiming for source reach in the top quarter.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate as proof the chart design worked, since the facts do not include design polish, self-labelling, or unusual form, and do not assume the account's typical performance because those comparison numbers are absent.
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How far did Pew Research Center's "Government X account deletions" chart travel?
23,191 views, 409 likes, 342 reposts and 75 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @pewresearch gets about 14.9K views.
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