Lots of people sent anti-Muslim tweets after the Paris attacks. Most of those people were American. - The Washington Post

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After analyzing a representative sample of the tweets, the researchers conclude that pro- and anti-refugee messages are roughly equal. But while pro-refugee tweets came from all over the world and were generally apolitical, the anti-refugee messages frequently invoked religion, were sent on partisan hashtags like #tcot and #impeachobama — and originated, overwhelmingly, in America.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/12/15/lots-of-people-sent-anti-muslim-tweets-after-the-paris-attacks-most-of-those-people-were-american/?tid=ss_fb

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12/18/2015, 11:59

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12/18/2015, 06:59