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Twitter Suspends Several Iranian State-run News Accounts

26 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Iran news outlets blocked for harassing followers of the Baha'i Faith The social networking site . The suspensions alleged harassment endured by those of the Baha'i Faith by the government. Originally,...

Christian Leaders Condemn Trump’s Racist Tweets Directed at Progressive Congresswomen

16 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Trump's Tweets aimed at "The Squad" July 14. In his tweet, Trump expressed that these congresswomen happened to come from nations with little to no democratic politics in place. He went on to further...

Twitter Updates Rules Against Hateful Conduct

10 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Twitter will remove tweets dehumanizing religious groups Twitter becomes the third social media platform to take this stand after Facebook, and YouTube took action to curb hate speech. Critics,...

Help the Migrant Children: Nichole Nordeman’s Open Letter to Franklin Graham

05 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Nordeman offered to hand-deliver Samaritan Purse's Shoeboxes On June 21 the infamous Christian recording artist Nicole Nordeman posted a tweet asking Franklin Graham to help the migrant children held...

Vatican Quashes ‘Fake News’ of Pope Benedict Death

20 Jun 2019
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WRN Editorial Staff

Pope Emeritus did not have a stroke and is not dead The confirmation follows rumors which were going around on social media platforms that the Pope Emeritus had gone through "mild ischemia," which...

John Cusack Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Tweet, Blames a ‘Bot’

19 Jun 2019
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Alison Lesley

The actor said "A bot got me- I thought I was endorsing a pro Palestinian justice retweet" On Monday, . To make matters worse, he captioned it with a neo-Nazi quote. Following widespread criticism,...

Muslim Woman Smiles in the Face of Bigotry

24 Apr 2019
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Nathan Glover

Ismaa'eel wanted the world to know Islam is kind who had come to voice their bigotry outside the convention organized by Islamic Circle of North America last weekend. The 24-year-old garnered thousands...

Twitter Users Nail Jerry Falwell Jr. With a Bible Lesson After Comments About Poor People

06 Jan 2019
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Derek Welch

The evangelical badmouthed the poor, stating "A poor person never gave anyone a job." Falwell, during his interview with The Washington Post, consistently defended President Donald Trump. He even...

Almost 30 Percent of anti-Semitic Tweets Come from Bots

05 Nov 2018
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Nathan Glover

Anti-Defamation League reports accounts repeating tweets against Jews are most likely bots. According to the Anti-Defamation League, The derogatory messages have certainly increased in recent years...

Jim Carrey Paints Trump Nailing Christ to the Cross

04 Jul 2018
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Gary Nguyen

The Oscar-nominated actor frequently attacks the GOP Canadian born Hollywood actor, . The attack can literally be described as a Biblical one. The actor, via his Twitter feed, shared his latest painting...