Our investigation did not substantiate this allegation. To the contrary, topics related to each figure were accepted as trending topics on dozens of occasions. Ted Cruz was accepted as a trending topic more than 160 times; Rand Paul was accepted on50 occasions; Mitt Romney was accepted more than 40 times; and Scott Walker was accepted as a trending topic nearly three dozen times. In fact, the two most frequently accepted topics since early 2015 are presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and #GOPDebate.

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