Violent overtones on social media in the face of Trump defeat

Threatening rhetoric shut down by site - once it is alerted to it

08 November 2020 - 00:36 By KATIE PAUL

Before Facebook shut down a rapidly growing "Stop the Steal" Facebook group on Thursday, the forum featured calls for members to ready their weapons should President Donald Trump lose his bid to remain in the White House...

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