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A video on Facebook claiming that Washington police unlawfully attacked Jan. 6 protesters racks up nearly 140,000 views. Across YouTube and Twitter, users post thousands of comments claiming Joe Biden’s presidency is a fraud. Within fringe social networks, extremists openly discuss violent attacks on Pennsylvania and Arizona election officials who approved the 2020 vote count.
A year after supporters of former President Donald Trump staged a deadly assault on the Capitol, the social media platforms where people organized and celebrated the riot are still ablaze with the same rumors, threats and election misinformation that flourished online before last year’s violence.
The ongoing flood of extremist content,
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