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How online hate infiltrates social media and politics

  • Written by Adam G. Klein, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Pace University
imageFrom person to person, the spread of online hate can be rapid.Connections via shutterstock.com

In late February, the headline of a news commentary website that receives more than 2.8 million monthly visitors announced, “Jews Destroy Another One of Their Own Graveyards to Blame Trump.” The story, inspired by the recent desecration of a...

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