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Social media's impact on violence

The potential link between social media posts and real-world violence, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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Jan 29, 2026

How have social media profiles been used in news reporting to establish suspects' political motivations in similar incidents?

Newsrooms increasingly turn to suspects’ profiles as quick documentary evidence of political motives, citing posts, likes, follows and affiliations to explain why an incident occurred; empirical resea...

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