# Satirical Political Bots The 'BFF Trump' Facebook Bot Reviews Controversial Opinions By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-08-20 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facebook-bot References: [adweek](http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/agency-created-trump-chatbot-facebook-revisit-his-many-controversial-comments-173062) & [messenger](http://www.messenger.com/login.php?next=https://www.messenger.com/t/bfftrump) 'BFF Trump' is a new artificially intelligent [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emoji-bot) bot that's been created in order to help "disengaged" young voters become more aware of some of the highly controversial opinions that Donald Trump has expressed during his campaign to become the next President of the United States. While conversing with the chat bot, Facebook Messenger users are able to learn about Trump's stance on issues like gender equality, minority groups, abortion, climate change and more through a conversational interface. There are tools of this kind to help voters understand how their personal beliefs align with a political candidate's agendas, but none are quite as intuitive as this chat-based format. [Political chat bots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geekbot) like this one are commonly created for both humorous and educational purposes. Recently, the White House unveiled a bot of its own that lets Americans connect with President Obama in a way that's easier than penning and mailing a letter. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Political](https://www.trendhunter.com/political) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Satirical Political Bots:** The potential of using bots to educate and engage young voters in controversial political issues. - **Conversational Interfaces for Political Awareness:** Using chat-based formats to provide an intuitive and interactive way for people to learn about political candidates. - **Humorous Educational Tools for Politics:** Creating political bots for both humorous and educational purposes. ### Where This Applies - **Politics:** Using political bots to connect with young voters and engage them in political issues. - **Social Media:** Using chat-based conversational interfaces to engage people and promote political awareness. - **Artificial Intelligence:** Developing AI bots to create interactive and humorous educational tools for politics. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Debate Trainers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/debatebot.md) - [Conversational AI Companions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-companions.md) - [Faux AI Screenshots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fake-ai.md) - [Character-Inspired AI Chatbots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superchat.md) - [Planned Parenthood Chatbots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charley.md) - [Online Dating AI Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facebook-dating-assistant.md) - [Engaging Political Update Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/govside-app.md) - [Rebellious AI-Fueled Chatbots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bratgpt.md) - [AI Dating Aid Bots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wittywingman.md)