UW News
Norah Abokhodair
March 24, 2016
Study: Most tweets following fall Paris attacks defended Islam, Muslims
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The fall 2015 Paris terrorist attacks sparked heated social media debates about Islam. A researcher now with the UW Information School, with collaborators, analyzed millions of tweets after those attacks and found most tweets actually expressed support for Islam and Muslims.