Slovak Telegram: network structure and content

Data for the research paper “An Echo-Chamber of Russian Propaganda: How Opinion Leaders on Slovak Telegram Communicated the Russo-Ukrainian War.” The study focuses on opinion leaders on Slovak Telegram and their communication regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war. A social network analysis conducted on the Telegram ecosystem identifies key opinion leaders based on their influence and reach. The results reveal that the most prominent actors include well-known politicians, alternative media outlets, and anonymous influencers. Topic modeling using latent Dirichlet Allocation uncovers 14 dominant topics in their communication, while narrative analysis examines the latent content. The findings indicate a strong alignment with Russia’s strategic narratives, contributing to political polarization in Slovakia and the echo-chamber properties of the Slovak Telegramsphere.