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People light candles on Jan. 26, 2023, next to a memorial site for a church sacristan who was killed on Jan. 25 in Algeciras, southern Spain. Far-right groups have used Twitter to spread hate directed at Muslims and Immigrants. Many of them reference the Reconquista, the period in the Middle Ages that saw Christians retake vast parts of the Iberian peninsula from its Muslim leaders. The term has also been used by the Vox Party, a far-right party that has been praised by ex-U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Toro)

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Anti-Muslim Twitter feed in Spain: 'A recipe for disaster'
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Thu,05/04/23-11:08PM , 114 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The person who operates the Twitter account claims to be an Islamic fundamentalist living in Spain, empathizing with violent extremists and longing for the days, more than six centuries ago, when Muslims ruled the country.
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President Donald Trump stands in front of microphones as he speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, before boarding Marine One. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults say the news media is increasing political polarization in this country, and just under half say they have little to no trust in the media's ability to report the news fairly and accurately, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Americans fault news media for dividing nation: AP-NORC poll
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Sun,04/30/23-11:03PM , 173 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to the news media and the impact it's having on democracy and political polarization in the United States, Americans are likelier to say it's doing more harm than good.
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As footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is displayed in the background, former President Donald Trump stands while a song, "Justice for All," is played during a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. The tune, “Justice for All,” is the Star-Spangled Banner and it was sung by a group of defendants jailed over their alleged roles in the January 2021 insurrection. The national anthem is overlaid with Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Fri,04/21/23-4:56AM , 368 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The song is simple and tinny, but that hasn’t stopped it from being embraced by former President Donald Trump and his allies in their campaign to rewrite the history of the deadly Capitol riot.
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This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Soon after the train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk's new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Sat,03/18/23-7:04AM , 293 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk's new veri
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