Posts mentioning migration keywords spiked during riots

Posts mentioning migration keywords (below) rose sharplya after the Southport stabbing, with 'asylum seeker' appearing in 47,184 posts between July 29-August 8.

Number of results for posts mentioning keywords 'migration' 'immigrant' 'migrant' or 'asylum seeker' across social media platforms: Twitter (X), Facebook, Quora, Reddit, and Youtube. Hootsuite data July 7 - August 8.
Chart: Alicja Hagopian Source: Hootsuite data analysed by the Independent.
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