“…When contemplating which actors fall into the definitional purview, political influencers can include (1) politicians who act as influencers on social media (de Gregorio & Goanta, 2022; Esteve Del Valle & Borge Bravo, 2018; Gandini et al, 2022), (2) political influencers who act as opinion leaders (de Gregorio & Goanta, 2022), (3) influencers who become politicians (de Gregorio & Goanta, 2022), as well as (4) journalists who act as political influencers (Peres-Neto, 2022; Schwemmer & Ziewiecki, 2018). Some researchers have distinguished influencers based on the size of their following, by drawing up categories such as “nano,” “micro,” “mid-tier,” or “mid-level,” “mega,” and “macro” (Childers & Boatwright, 2021; Duffy, 2020; Goanta & de Gregorio, 2021).…”