30% of Arabic Tweets About Lebanon Contain Uncertainty
Nearly one-third of Arabic-language tweets about Lebanon contain linguistic uncertainty, showing that tentative language is a common feature of online discussions.
Tweets about political and public events often include speculation, doubt, or tentative claims. An analysis of 16,695 Arabic-language tweets about Lebanon shows that linguistic uncertainty is common in online discussions, with nearly one-third of tweets containing uncertainty markers such as expressions of possibility, doubt, or incomplete information.
Key finding
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About 29.9% of Arabic-language tweets in the dataset contained linguistic uncertainty markers, indicating that uncertainty is common in online discussions.
Data
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16,695 Arabic-language tweets collected over 35 days from X (formerly Twitter).
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