Trends in online chatter mirror patterns observed in the lead-up to 2020 elections and January 6 Capitol attack

There could be a potential surge in political violence following the upcoming US election, and pro-Trump rightwing vigilante “poll watchers” might surveil ballot drop boxes as Americans cast their votes, experts warned this week.

A new report from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) highlighted alarming trends in online chatter, mirroring patterns observed in the lead-up to the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol insurrection.

Meanwhile, Princeton’s Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI), issued a fact sheet with recommendations for dealing with conspiracy-minded monitoring groups like True the Vote, which spread false narratives in 2020 alleging that Democrats had sent paid “mules” to drop boxes with thousands of illegal votes in order to steal the election from Donald Trump.

  • ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Trump wins: 1st American Purge!!!

    Harris wins: Take back the stolen election!1!

    The magats have been gearing up for violence for a year or so, now. There IS going to be violence. Seriously SERIOUSLY wanna be wrong on this one.

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      24 days ago

      The magas have been stockpiling and planning for almost a decade.

      The right has been working on this for decades.

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        24 days ago

        They are ready to fight and die in the name of white supremacy. I hope their efforts fail spectacularly.

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          23 days ago

          Nono this is good, its always good to fight an enemy ready to die for his cause, it means you and him have the same idea about how things should go.