Live signal · US · Detected 4 weeks ago

james b. comey is attracting unusual attention.

Explanation pending verification. The attention is real; its cause has not yet cleared our evidence standard.

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500+Approximate traffic bucket

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WITT Attention Index for james b. comey in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

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Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Aug 19, 13:30 UTC	500+	52.4
Aug 19, 13:40 UTC	500+	51.4
Aug 19, 13:50 UTC	500+	51.4

What we know right now

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Coverage attached to the public signal

'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors sayThe Washington Post
NC prosecutors deny Trump influence in Comey ‘86 47’ prosecution, defend threat caseRaleigh News & Observer
Justice Department attempts to distance Attorney General Todd Blanche from Comey’s ‘8647’ seashell threat indictmentCNN
'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors sayAP News